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!
Anger and Grief
This ring was purchased in Florence, Italy to replace the thin gold band placed on my finger under the chuppah at the Whitestone synagogue in Queens, New York in 1977. I had seen ads for the ring many times in glossy fashion magazines. The bands of the ring move....
Year Two
I have lived on Samish Island now for one year and three months. It has been a year of learning and adapting and change. Mostly it has been good and mostly I am happy. There are things I miss. The companionship and community of my long-time friends in Seattle are...
Concupiscence
I’ve rarely heard this word spoken. I know what it means and when Emma Thompson spoke it in her role as Nancy in the film “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande” I was surprised. Later I thought it was the perfect time to trot that word out and think about it. It means strong...