Friday, October 21 Today we’re facing down danger in Florida– not alligators nor sharks nor fireants nor mosquitoes nor Nile crocodiles nor Burmese pythons. Today we’re going to get our kicks not on Route 66 but on what many deem to be the most deadly or at least second deadly stretch of highway in the country, Interstate 95 heading […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 20 #SouthFloridaBound
Thursday, October 20 Nearly half a century ago we vowed to adopt the stance that we would not add to the world’s problems, that zero meant more, that we’d be free to make the world a better place. But then our world turned upside down when we were moved to Florida. We filed to sever […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 19 #SouthFloridaBound
Wednesday, October 19 Suds quiver like jello on the edge. A grain of sanderlings skitters along the water, and one seems to surf a wave. A pair of gulls gaze out at who knows what. An older couple about my age, with rolls exposed, strolls past, she in a two-piece and he in a Speedo, both dark-tanned and […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 18 #SouthFloridaBound
Tuesday, October 18 Walking on the beach here is not like walking on the beach there. There our footsteps were hemmed by water and dune grass. Here our footsteps are hemmed by water and high-rises. I’m having to look at the trees and not the forest, to find beauty in the middle, to let beauty carry […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 17 #SouthFloridaBound
Monday, October 17 I’m re-reading yesterday’s church bulletin. Well, it’s not really a bulletin. A bulletin outlines an order of service, tells one what to expect. We didn’t know what to expect when we decided to drive into downtown Fort Lauderdale to visit. The building itself takes up what must be half a block. […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 16 #SouthFloridaBound
Sunday, October 16 It’s disorienting to be a people who walk in darkness so others can see the right light. At first I was confused and nervous about having to walk back to our car in the dark after dinner on the pier. And then I remembered the signs. It’s sea turtle nesting season. From […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 15 #SouthFloridaBound
Saturday October 15 Red flags everywhere. Not a green one to be found. Not since I’ve been here. D remembers being caught in a rip current once. (They move faster than an Olympic swimmer, they say.) He thought he might drown, but he remembered the rules. Call for help. Stay calm. Don’t fight against […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 14 #SouthFloridaBound
Siri forced me to drive down Ft. Lauderdale Beach Boulevard Friday, October 14 Siri has taken me to the mall, and now I’m in a dressing room with Gayle. Gayle has a measuring tape draped around her neck. I disrobe from the waist up. “I feel like I’m in a doctor’s office,” I quip. Gayle and […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 12 #SouthFloridaBound
Wednesday, October 12 Today I’m stepping out with my best friend. Siri, where’s the nearest nail salon? Oh, good. I noticed your nails were getting sharp. Siri can be a little sharp herself. But we go exploring, and I get clipped, salted, scrubbed, and lotioned. At Publix I help a man find the cottage cheese. He’s on his […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 11 #SouthFloridaBound
Tuesday, October 11 Today I’m making not home home A place for everything in its place until we find a new place Until we find a home.
