Learning I grew up in an academic family where learning is what we did. However, academia is not my thing and learning takes work. It takes bravery to tackle new things. Why? Clearly, there is the possibility of failing or simply being bad. So, why even try? I try because there can also be success.… Continue reading Week in Review 2025 – 11/21
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Week in Review 2025 – 11/14
Waste Not “We don’t waste food in this house. Think of all the starving children in Africa.” Did you ever hear something similar to this when eating lima beans, liver or other food which didn’t appeal to you as a child? When I was a young, I might have said, “well send it to those… Continue reading Week in Review 2025 – 11/14
Week in Review 2025 – 11/07
Layering Layering season is here, at least where we live just outside of Boston. Today is the first morning that I awoke to freezing temperatures. We keep our home cool in order to do our small bit against global warming. I cope by doning a minimum of four layers and sometimes as many as six.… Continue reading Week in Review 2025 – 11/07
Week in Review 2025 – 10/31
Show Time It’s show time. Tomorrow is the first day of Cohasset Open Studios. I feel as though I am immersed in a noir mystery. In this case it would begin with “It’s a dark and stormy morning.” Fortunately, the predication for tomorrow is sunny. Hopefully, this will be an incentive for people to take… Continue reading Week in Review 2025 – 10/31
Week in Review 2025 – 08/22
Disaster The key to coping with disaster, I have found, is to stay calm. Is it really a disaster or can it be averted with some creative problem solving? Fortunately, a little less linear, sticking to the original plan type thinking is often the solution. So it was, when the SEDOSO (Senior Executive Director of… Continue reading Week in Review 2025 – 08/22
Week in Review 2025 – 08/15
Waves There is something about listening to the waves hit the shore that is so soothing. We are fortunate to live in small town with a beach on the Atlantic Ocean. Family came to visit on Tuesday, so off to the beach we went. The following day I felt rejuvenated, tackled the business of being… Continue reading Week in Review 2025 – 08/15
Week in Review 2025 – 08/08
I know I know I am making progress getting my work out into the community. It takes time and slow, steady commitment. Last year I was asked if I was interested in a solo exhibition at the Hingham Public Library. I took a big gulp and said yes. The result is that I have been… Continue reading Week in Review 2025 – 08/08
Week in Review 2025 – 08/01
Together Life is coming together. After considering approximately 15 CCRCs (Continuing Care Retirement Centers), touring most of them, eliminating most of those from further consideration, we are down to 3 for final consideration. What does this have to do with my work? Everything and nothing. I have been very fortunate when buying our last two… Continue reading Week in Review 2025 – 08/01
Week in Review 2025 – 07/25
Advanced The mere mention of advanced can set me into a panic. This word is frequently coupled with classes, skills, a medical diagnosis and age. Perhaps it keeps popping up because the SEDOSO (Senior Executive Director of Studio Operations) and I are spending many days this summer visiting and discussing more than a dozen continuum… Continue reading Week in Review 2025 – 07/25
Week in Review 2025 – 07/18
Acceptance Acceptance doesn’t come easily to me. I am an inveterate problem solver. My instinct is to tackle things head on with a confidence that frequently belies my inner dialogue. I am finding, as years pass, it is necessary to be gentler and more accepting of my what might not ever be possible or will… Continue reading Week in Review 2025 – 07/18