I’m ending my string of thematic clothing weeks. The last full week of November was my Week of November Blues. And I took it to a level that none of my previous weeks had been taken. Not only was it … Continue reading
I’ve continued my “Week of _____ Shirts” themes for over a month now. Does anybody care?!? I don’t know! Does it amuse me, in any event?!? Yes, it does! This last week, my daughter Olivia decided to join me for … Continue reading
My seasonal depression has been ramping up recently, with all these gray November days. I’m not in a place of total despair. I’m spending a half-hour every morning in front of my Nature Bright SunTouchPlus sunlight supplement lamp. And I’m … Continue reading
The past week has brought about a clear indication of the shifting seasons, particularly related to the fall foliage. We are in a definitive state of transition from fall to winter. Just last weekend, I drove to Youngstown a couple … Continue reading
I contemplate my own mortality more during the month of November than any other time of the year. Here in the Northern Hemisphere, the natural world is losing all its color and entering into a period of dormancy. The light … Continue reading
The weather has continued to be unseasonably warm and clear. I’m glad it hasn’t been a “full court press” by Team November. Still, I feel my heart pulling towards melancholy. It often does at this time of the year. The … Continue reading
Today is not just a November day. It’s the Novembest. Gray skies, cool winds mixing the season’s first snows with rustling leaves along the sides of the roads, only the smallest remnants of yellows and browns hanging in the trees… … Continue reading
It’s been one of the best Novembers that I can remember in a long time. Though it’s typically one of the hardest months of the year for me in Amsterdam, this year I was really able to enjoy it in … Continue reading
I have to admit that it’s been an exhausting month. I feel very tired, very stretched — very wiped out and washed up… But believe it or not, I’m quite encouraged by this! Feeling exhausted and stretched is, in my … Continue reading
Today is the first month of the NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month). And I have to say that I’m looking forward to November more than I have in a very long time (which is, of course, one of my goals … Continue reading