My Samish Island Journal
THE LAKE ON THE ISLAND
This is my first post with a new point of view. I plan to write about island life—my change of status and place. I want to explore my life as an 81-year-old, single on a small island in the Pacific Northwest. To examine my thoughts, ideas, and feelings about this new life, I’m leading which will, hopefully, resonate and interest others. Let’s see what happens!
Solitude
The devastation of a divorce in 2017 ended a forty-year marriage. That dislocation and the sale of our home precipitated a series of moves. First to a sweet apartment across the street from my former home. Then another move to a 700 square foot apartment—new and sexy...
BEING INVISIBLE
This essay was inspired by an excellent profile in the New York Times Magazine by Jordan Kisner about Frances McDormand the actor. In the article McDormand who is sixty, riffs on the post-menopausal life. She explores how as an actor she has had to search for...
Healthier & Happier
Now marking two and a half years on this beautiful island, it still enchants. I have planted a garden and harvested the produce. I have met wonderful friends and established our Crones Potluck which convenes monthly. I have entered into a rich and satisfying...