October 14, 2026

Happy Birthday, my Edite!!!

I  was so exhausted today, but I took the morning off from the Y and I met Marti for lunch.  I miss her so much.  Whenever we're together I realize how important she is to  my heart.  So comforting and good to be with her.  Marti lives in Brooklyn.  She moved there upteen million years ago.  We worked 

together in the 80's at The Literacy Project and stayed really for many years afterwards.  We didn't see each other for awhile, but she came to my 70th and we've stayed in touch ever since.  Today really did make me think about what it was like to have her in my daily life and the comfort I always gained from that. I'd love to be able to go to NYC and play.  She's the perfect companion for that.  

We went for a short ride  down to the canal before we had to  go to LAVA and work.  It was windy,  but warm and the clouds were dramatic.  Not a lot happening in the bird world, but  peak foliage.  It was lovely.

This heron was very talkative.  I'm not sure I've ever heard one just talk by himself.  There were a few ducks and geese around, but nobody she was paying attention to. She was just making his prehistoric sounds.

Then we went over to LAVA and got some Thai take out and had a little bite to eat with Clara.  LAVA felt crowded today.   There is work happening in corners.  

And Writers Read was its usual interesting self.  One of the patterns across the three writers was language itself.  There  was a metacognitive awareness of the use of languages in each piece.  JuPong used different languages to expand a notion of a word.  CL showed how language cuts down on understanding and Amy made leaves tell stories.   

Jo says I'm back in the saddle again.  I hope so.  It was good to be there and in spite of hard arthritic pain, I had a brain that was not as sharp as its been, but it's way better than even April.