Daily Delights and Daily Drags

Daniel cooks lunch!

2012-02-04T15:19:00.000-05:00

What a treat! Daniel cooked us all a lunch that was restaurant quality (and I'm not talking Appleby's). It was spaghetti with garlic, parsley, Parmesan cheese and plenty of olive oil. All ingredients were super fresh (he went out and picked 'em himself). How nice it was to: 1. not have to cook 2. know that Daniel is really interested in good food. Unlike his two sisters; Elisabet and Sophie, he really has always enjoyed helping me in the kitchen. Fun being the beneficiaries of today's meal. Hope he does it more often.

Stubernic

2012-01-25T06:20:00.002-05:00

Last night Daniel performed, along with two others, a piece called Stubernic. Although a very difficult piece they did a wonderful job. It's on the Marimba (which I don't think I really ever had heard). They had put in many hours of practice.

My Book Group

2012-01-22T20:34:00.000-05:00

This is not necessarily a daily delight, more like a monthly delight, my book group. I really do enjoy all of the women in my BG. They are smart, thoughtful, kind and Democrats! More and more I've come to realize that if my political views don't align with those with whom I am in contact not worth bickering over. And it's best we aren't friends. But for the most part I like ALL of my BG mates. They pick intelligent books, read them, and we really do stick to discussing the book, most of the time. Lucky me!

Fine Art of Healthcare program

2012-01-22T08:25:00.001-05:00

Our program, at the University of Miami, which includes the incorporation of looking at art, with medical, nursing and physical therapy students, is taking off. On January 19th, we had a meeting, and we now have a student advisory committee ( one student from each graduate school). So included in the mix are deans, professors, museum educators and students. The consensus is that the program's strength is the inter- disciplinary component and the smal, group work. Students really like getting out of their stressful, clinical environment, coming into the museum, and participating in looking at and discussing art works.

Pedicures

2012-01-21T17:53:00.001-05:00

The Torrent's girls: Sophie, Elisabet and Hope went for pedicures today. Fun. Then we stopped for a frozen yogurt. What a glorious day! I'm sad Elisabet goes back to school tomorrow. I will miss her. She's a delight, daily, to have around; thoughtful and funny, up for fun and curious about the world. What a joy and I feel so lucky to have three wonderful children. They are growing into adults I am looking forward to having as friends.

Cleo

2012-01-17T08:18:00.002-05:00

Ah what could be better than a 65 degree, sunny, Florida morning and a walk with Cleo?! Now that things have calmed a bit I am back to my routine of walking in the early am, with my faithful Golden Retriever. She is truly man/woman's best friend.

Now I am ready to face the world.

Family

2012-01-16T12:30:00.001-05:00

As crazy as our lives were,around the holiday, with lots and lots of family members flying into Miami and Jordi in the hospital twice, I can't say I would do it any other way. I don't know what I'd do without all of them! They have helped in times of trouble most of all by bringing laughter into our house. Laughter really is an unbelievable healer. And I am so fortunate to be surrounded by funny and smart people. 2012 is here and even tho the new year started with problems knowing I can count on the love and support has given me the boost needed to get through.

Drag-Hospital Visits

2012-01-12T07:57:00.002-05:00

Between 2010 and 2012 Jordi has been in the hospital a total of 10 times. This last visit, January 6, 2012, was one month and a day post-surgery. The surgery was supposedly a "success" eradicating the source of his recurrent infections. So he hasn't been cleared of infections. As a matter of fact they came up with two, brand, new infections; two that have never appeared before, in the five times before, that he's been to the hospital for blood infections. It's all pretty surreal and it's hard to process what's happening, when it's happening. Just when I think that I've got 'it' in my brain, they throw a curve-ball, at me, and I'm dealing with the processing of entirely new information.

McDonald's French Fries

2012-01-11T07:29:00.001-05:00

Never in a million years would I have thought I'd be grateful for McDonald's french fries but when I asked Jordi, in the last couple of days, what he might like to eat, during his lonely stay, in the hospital, he responded, "McDonald's french fries....the large ones and make that two". So I happily trotted across the street. There is a McDonald's on every street corner is there not?! The smell of that place is overwhelming; the combination of sugar, fat and salt, practically melts melds to the skin, as soon as you enter. Everyone behind the counter has a bad case of acne (which proves my point) and they all looked as if they'd stepped out of their car seats days before. When I ordered the "2 large fries" they wanted to know "will that be all?" as if I'd committed some sacrelig by not ordering an entire 'meal'. When I walked into the hospital people stared. They really did. It was as though I had just transported a WMD. I wanted to tell them that the fries "weren't for me. They were for my husband who has been in the hospital six times, for blood infections, and that he'd already had two surgeries; one to remove a malignant tumor (but he didn't have cancer) and the other to remove the cause of his recurrent blood infections. But that surgery didn't work. So he's back in the hospital because he had two (not one) blood infections. And that they really have no fucking idea where the infections are coming from. That they've done every damn test and radiated and scanned him to what might be his death. And he's really got a great appetite. And the nurses keep commenting on how "healthy and funny he is." And he is healthy and funny but the entire situation is far from funny. But when he asks for french fries I am happy because I am able to do SOMETHING for him.

Post-Surgery (definitely a Daily Drag or Yearly Drag)

2012-01-10T06:11:00.001-05:00

So Jordi had surgery on December 5, 2011, with the hopes of finding the source of his recurring infections. The surgeon told us that he'd actually "fixed the problem" and that Jordi wouldn't have any more infections (or at least that's what we heard). However, Jordi's infectious disease doctor wasn't convinced and sure enough, almost a month later, Jordi landed back in the hospital, with not one, but TWO blood infections. I won't even use the word 'frustration' because that doesn't begin to fit. It's devastating! It's been over a year and six hospital visits. They continue to run tests that have been run over and over and over again and they continue to come up with bubkas. It's a "medical mystery" and truth is I'm tired of hearing how "rare" his case is. Because I'm afraid. I'm afraid that they'll run out of antibiotics or that he'll develop a resistance to them or that he'll wait too long for the infection to take over his body. The fucking shitty part of it all is they got the damn cancer. Right now he's cancer free but these blood infections....they could kill him.

A Day Without Floods

2012-01-10T06:06:00.000-05:00

So since Christmas, 2011, we have had four (4) floods, in our bathroom, off of the kitchen. It's been a real mess. They've had to rip out our wood floors, because mold began to develop, and now it looks as if they're going to have to dig out these faulty pipes, to try and find the source of the backups.

The septic tank people were here a couple of days and ripped up our front lawn. So this place is beginning to look like the house in the movie, The Money Pit, except we don't have the kind of money they did in the movie so we may just have to move!

As far as a daily delight I would say having clean bathrooms; free of shitty water, and the ability to wash our clothes, without backup.

2012

2012-01-03T08:14:00.001-05:00

Looking forward to a new year. One which is without visits to a hospital and one in which my children and mother obtain comfort in the small gifts. I am hoping for a raise.

2011-11-21T16:40:00.001-05:00

Definitely will be a bittersweet Thanksgiving this year; dad's not around, Jordi will have surgery soon after the holiday, but Elisabet is in town and the kids are anxious for the cook-a-thon, which will begin when my mother arrives. She was supposed to get here today, 11/21/11, but she was transporting chef's knives, in her carry-on, and they wouldn't let her on the plane with them. When she finally sorted that all out it was the dog carrier that couldn't be put onto the plane, too big, so they had to take the dog off of the plane. So mom didn't make it today. Hopefully, tomorrow, will bring her to Miami, so we can start cooking together. Oh the thought of the smells that will permeate our house.....Yum!

Gardening

2011-11-14T13:11:00.001-05:00

So we finally got our act together and started planting. It's been a couple of weeks of going to the nursery, finding the 'right' plants, ones that get sun, but not too much sun, and are able to withstand the acidity of the soil, in south Florida. I've planted something called a Firebush, which attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. It's very exciting. I do love getting down in the dirt and digging and watching plants

flower. Hopefully we will get some of those lovely butterflies and hummingbirds.

Savory Sandwich

2011-11-14T13:05:00.001-05:00

I just made myself the best sandwich; multi-grain bread, farm fresh tomatoes, wild Salmon (cold), with a hint of mayonnaise and herbs. There is nothing like the anticipation of a great meal!!!

Laughter

2011-11-05T07:42:00.001-04:00

I went to a rehearsal dinner celebration, last night, with a friend. It's a long story but we were invited by a friend, whose son is getting married, and we weren't invited to the wedding. There have been a lot of issues with this wedding; apparently the bride, has behaved a bit like Bridezilla, and didn't invite my friend's grandsons, ages 3 and 1, and daughter, of friend was very upset. She was so upset that she didn't want to go to the wedding. But she is going with much hesitation and anger. We sat next to daughter last night, who looked very down in the mouth, and I was not sure I wanted to sit next to her, for fear that her fork might be used as a weapon (against whomever happened to be seated next to her). But my friend, Wendy, and I sat down. For a long time the three of us were the only ones at the table (maybe the others knew something we didn't). But we got to talking and talking and when I tell you that this girl doesn't like to talk I have been with her when it was next to impossible to get one word answers from her. So the fact that she was talking was a real accomplishment. But then we started talking about all the scuttle but leading up to the wedding and she was giving me the rundown on all the characters: slutty cousin, disgruntled mother-in-law, aunt who wasn't speaking to father, etc... and she was laughing, oh was she laughing, so much so that she was crying. And I could tell that it was such a relief and release for her (and for me). Wow laughter is so powerful. It really should be bottled and used more often to heal.

Simply Spectacular!!!

2011-10-23T08:24:00.001-04:00

The weather, in Miami, the last two days, has been simply spectacular! I'm talking temperatures in the 70's, with blue blue skies and no humidity. It's been a long 6 months of soupy, humid, hot hot hot weather. Ahhhhh what a relief.

Samual Barber's Adagio for Strings

2011-10-18T13:39:00.002-04:00

This music touches me, to the core, every time I listen to it!

Moonwalking with Einstein

2011-10-16T09:13:00.001-04:00

Book group book was Moonwalking with Einstein, by Joshua Foer, and when I began the book I was thinking, 'I'll never need or REMEMBER to use these tricks for memory', so why finish?! But I did and I found it really interesting. I guess his premise is that we can all benefit from learning memory tricks, if only to take in, and appreciate, all details around/surrounding us, and that nothing can really be "learned" unless we have an inventory, from which to choose. That only by learning details of a specific subject can we begin to comprehend how those details fit into the larger context of a subject. For example, poetry, to first memorize a poem is important and then to analyze it. Because we can only really understand and pluck, if you will, from a big idea, the necessary elements or details to get that big idea. Fascinating. He also says there really are no such beings as savants. He went around to world to interview people who had been labelled 'savants' and discovered that they really are ordinary folks, who do nerdy things, like enter memory championships. There was a technique to memorization and that is "memorization palaces"; these are places, in which, storage of details is essential, and the way to do this is with POA, people, objects and action. So for example you have to remember a things 'to do' list of: pickled garlic, cottage cheese, salmon, wine, socks. What one has to do is choose a place. So I chose the house in which I grew up. Place the first item, at the end of the driveway, the pickled garlic. "Smell the garlic", imagine how it tastes and looks, in a big jar, at the end of the driveway. Now walk up the front steps, there, on the front stoop, is a big vat of cottage cheese, with Alonzo Mourning, walking around in it, naked. Yum. Then when you step inside the house, and turn left are the salmon, all sitting at the window, looking out, at the lake, with Rafael Nadal, batting them around with his tennis racket. As you look up the steps you see 6 wine bottles, dancing on the steps. At the top of the stairs are all different colored socks, hanging on the Al Held painting. One of the items on the list was, Email Sophie, so there she is, sitting, in front of a very large mirror, at the top of the stairs, typing an email, on the computer. Anyway, you get the idea. So this is how Joshua Foer won the US Memory Championship. It was quite extraordinary, this book, and I'm not sure it'll be useful. But hey, I'm game, for any way to improve my memory.

The Guard, movie

2011-10-16T08:56:00.004-04:00

Went to see an Irish comedy/drama, yesterday, called The Guard. Totally irreverant and hysterica. We had a good time. The first 10 minutes was difficult to understand the heavy Irish accent but once I got used to it it was fine.

son's marching band

2011-10-16T08:43:00.002-04:00

Daniel, my son, is in an high school marching band, and they went to a competition in Palm Beach, yesterday and came away with the biggest, first place, trophy I have ever seen. After the competition they all (20-25) came back to our house and had a raucous good time. They swam, ate, and danced. I really loved listening to them laughing and having a blast.

Alonzo Mourning

2011-10-12T08:33:00.001-04:00

Met the Queen

2011-10-12T08:30:00.001-04:00

Pendulum Waves

2011-10-12T08:29:00.000-04:00

Downtime

2011-10-12T07:46:00.001-04:00

I'm finding it harder and harder to find time to do nothing. If I'm not at work, I'm at home, and am unable to sit down and just do nothing. I know that downtime is a good thing; time to sit, do nothing but think, or read a book, listen to music or even watch a movie, but there's a guilt-thing involved. So why do We, Americans, think that this time isn't valued time. I'm going to have to re-evaluate my priorities and schedule in downtime.

Donuts

2011-09-20T14:42:00.001-04:00

Bad for my body, but YUM!

Puppies

2011-09-11T14:52:00.003-04:00

Watson, the Boston Terrier!

This puppy makes me smile and laugh every day.

Of Gods and Men movie

2011-08-13T13:56:00.000-04:00

The New 'Normal'

2011-08-13T13:50:00.002-04:00

Jordi spent the last week in South Miami Hospital because he was diagnosed with two infections. Docs wanted to get to the bottom of why these infections keep coming back. This was number 4 hospital stay for blood infections. So after five days of testing they found NOTHING! That was an huuuuuuuuuuuge relief on the one hand; no cancer, and a huge frustration on the other, no source to date that is causing these infections.

We did come home with some 'goodies'; a couple of weeks worth of antibiotics; a pic line and several dozen syringes filled with saline and other fluid, that WE get to inject three times a day, every eight hours, until September 5th. Okay this would constitute as a definitive 'Daily Drag'. The good news is he can actually walk around this this bulbous contraption, just puts it in his pocket whilst it's dripping into his arm. Ah the wonders of modern medicine!

Incendies movie

2011-08-07T09:36:00.003-04:00

I love a movie that I can think about long after I've stepped out of the theater. And that's what I got when I went to the French movie, Incendies, last night. It was one of the heaviest movies I've ever seen but really interesting story. I read a review that described it as "Shakespearesque" and I have to agree. The tale, complex and circular, is reflective of what is going on in some middle east countries. Very scary but thought provoking. And I won't ruin it for those who haven't seen it. But when you do go please email me with your comments. I'm curious.

Cooking with my daughter

2011-08-06T12:40:00.001-04:00

Yesterday Sophie and I watched The Barefoot Contessa, on the Food Channel, it made us hungry! So we went grocery shopping, bought all the ingredients and came home and cooked together. Not only did we create a tasty treat we had a great time in the kitchen. It's just fun to cook with others, something about the basic biological need-driven activity and the melding of mouth water ingredients, just one of my favorite daily delights.

Tomorrow morning we are planning on making sticky buns (another recipe from the BC).

Dance Dance Dance

2011-08-05T14:11:00.001-04:00

I started a dance class, last Saturday, and I have to say it was more fun than I have had in ages. I can't wait until tomorrow to do it again. I think I'd be happy doing it 3-4 times a week!

Health Health Health

2011-08-05T13:55:00.002-04:00

It's been a long time since my last post. I guess I'm posting because I spent the AM in the South Miami hospital, with Jordi, because he spiked a fever this AM. And for the last 10 days he's had "pain". He was doing pretty great and I just wasn't as grateful as I shudda been. I realize that when someone you love health is compromised all else goes to shit. Don't know about the rest of the world but I have no appetite and when I eat I taste nothing. So man, even my taste buds are compromised, and that sucks because I do love to eat. Hopefully it's something like the flu or the flu and he doesn't have any gd infection or worse. Until next time.

Bill of Health

2011-06-01T06:34:00.001-04:00

Jordi came home, yesterday, after seeing his GI, who said, "you are good and I won't be seeing you for awhile". Music to my ears. He's done with doctors, for now, and won't need to go in for another few months. Happier times.

Dinner with family and friends

2011-06-01T06:33:00.001-04:00

This is probably a repeat but having all my kids home and having a meal together is pure joy. Last Sunday, Memorial Day weekend, they each had friends over and we were many and varied, and we all sat at the table and laughed and ate together.

FCB is the European soccer champion

2011-05-29T08:16:00.002-04:00

Watching the finals of the European cup, yesterday, with friends and family, on the TV, was a lot of fun! What an exciting game. But Barcelona prevailed over Manchester United and won the game 3-1. Our friends, the Lopezes are leaving, in June, to move back to Barcelona and it will be very sad. We've had many weekends with them, barbequing, tennis and movies and we will miss them a lot!

Daily Drag-Referred Pain

2011-03-31T08:27:00.000-04:00

Jordi has been having a lot of pain, in his abdomen, since he started radiation treatment. He doesn't sleep well and so what happens is I don't sleep well and I 'feel' his pain and get depressed. This might be another form of referred pain!

Dailure-Walking

2011-03-30T08:10:00.001-04:00

I started walking again, with Cleo, in the morning and I feel so much better. It's amazing, always, to me, how much impact exercise has on my life. When I don't do it I get seriously depressed. How easy it is to make me a happy girl!

Free Hugs in Sondrio, Italy

2011-03-30T08:09:00.000-04:00

twin baby boys have a conversation - part 2

2011-03-30T08:08:00.000-04:00

Dailure-One of Herb's favorite poems, Osso Bucco

2011-03-04T10:01:00.000-05:00

Osso Buco

I love the sound of the bone against the plate
and the fortress-like look of it
lying before me in a moat of risotto,
the meat soft as the leg of an angel
who has lived a purely airborne existence.
And best of all, the secret marrow,
the invaded privacy of the animal
prized out with a knife and swallowed down
with cold, exhilarating wine.

I am swaying now in the hour after dinner,
a citizen tilted back on his chair,
a creature with a full stomach--
something you don't hear much about in poetry,
that sanctuary of hunger and deprivation.
you know: the driving rain, the boots by the door,
small birds searching for berries in winter.

But tonight, the lion of contentment
has placed a warm heavy paw on my chest,
and I can only close my eyes and listen
to the drums of woe throbbing in the distance
and the sound of my wife's laughter
on the telephone in the next room,
the woman who cooked the savory osso buco,
who pointed to show the butcher the ones she wanted.
She who talks to her faraway friend
while I linger here at the table
with a hot, companionable cup of tea,
feeling like one of the friendly natives,
a reliable guide, maybe even the chief's favorite son.

Somewhere, a man is crawling up a rocky hillside
on bleeding knees and palms, an Irish penitent
carrying the stone of the world in his stomach;
and elsewhere people of all nations stare
at one another across a long, empty table.

But here, the candles give off their warm glow,
the same light that Shakespeare and Izaac Walton wrote by,
the light that lit and shadowed the faces of history.
Only now it plays on the blue plates,
the crumpled napkins, the crossed knife and fork.

In a while, one of us will go up to bed
and the other will follow.
Then we will slip below the surface of the night
into miles of water, drifting down and down
to the dark, soundless bottom
until the weight of dreams pulls us lower still,
below the shale and layered rock,
beneath the strata of hunger and pleasure,
into the broken bones of the earth itself,
into the marrow of the only place we know.

Billy Collins,

Dailure-Hope Torrents

2011-03-04T09:39:00.001-05:00

Herbert S. Heavenrich may have "stepped off" (his expression) but he hasn’t stepped out of my life. He was a strong influence; my mentor, voice of reason and moral compass. Honesty was always his policy, never could get away with anything if it wasn’t the right thing to do. I should never have opened those Hanukah presents early when I was 12!
His example of being curious, asking questions and self-educating has been inscribed. His quest for knowledge was unending. From physics to the physical (he never played football but understood the plays).. He reinvented himself, professionally and was proud of all of his accomplishments. Last year, while in Miami, dad and I went to lunch every few weeks. I felt like a little girl again, I would dress up and I always got to choose the restaurant. Sometimes we'd each order a glass of wine. I think I learned then about every job he had ever had. He spoke with excitement and pride. I don’t think I ever took the time to ask or really listen before.
Another characteristic that made dad truly great, was his curiosity about people. He took genuine interest in them. It didn’t matter if they were four or ninety-four. In the last few years my interest in medicine became his interest. He’d send articles, which had special significance and email me with questions and ideas. He even managed to attend a conference that I had worked on and afterwards sent a long email on how medicine and art could be merged and what I needed to do to make that happen. He was prophetic, way ahead of his time, a visionary.

One of the most important things my father said to me before I went off to college was, “college isn’t about getting a job. It’s about opening of doors, taking classes in which you have an interest. Learning new things”.

When dad had his stroke and the neurologist came into his room to tell him what had happened, “that part of his brain had been damaged.” Dad’s response was, “well it’s my understanding that neurological branches can grow and there is the possibility that these branches can grow around the damaged area and self-repair” You could have blown that doctor over with a feather!
We proceeded to have a discussion after that and I told him that I’d heard a report that neurological branches, in the brain, can continue to grow, not because one does crossword puzzles or plays Scrabble or Sodoko but because taking new classes or learning a new subject challenges the brain’s growth.
The day before he died he said, “Hope I think you’re right about taking classes, learning something new, I think I’ll start taking Spanish lessons”. So dad!

Dailure-Daniel Torrents

2011-03-04T09:27:00.001-05:00

Dear grandpa
How can I explain my deep care and love for you. Since I was a little kid you have explained and educated me on things I never knew. You guided me through my liffe and have taught me lessons that will always be valuable to me. You'rethe most caring, intelligent, lovable, curious man a grandson could have. You have tayght me many life lessons, like focus on what you like to do and always with a smile on your face. You're the most emotional but caring person anyone could know. You will always be remembered in my heart. Your grandson.
-Daniel

Dailure-Elisabet Torrents

2011-03-04T09:24:00.001-05:00

This was the hardest thing i have ever had to write. i dont know who i am suppose to send it to.
love you

Grandpa,

My last words to you were I love you and I would not have changed them for anything else. You have taught me so much about life especially about love. You were the most caring, generous and loving man I will ever come to know and I admire you so much. You taught me how to enjoy the little things in life like good food and good wine. You also taught me how wonderful it is to learn new things and that we never stop learning. Without you in my life I would not be the same person I am today. You wore your emotions on your sleeve and taught me that its ok to express how you feel especially to those you love. I know that you will never really be out of my life because you have left me with so many wonderful memories and life lessons. I could not have asked for a better grandfather.

I will love you forever,

Elisabet

Dailure-Sophie

2011-03-04T09:23:00.001-05:00

Excuse my indulgence but I wanted to post the notes, from my children, to their grandfather, who died on February 23, 2011. This one is from Sophie Torrents:

To Grandpa,
I wish you were here so I could tell you how much I love you, but I think you already know that. To me you are the only grandfather I have known and I have some of the most loving memories with you. I will never forget when I danced in a pink dress on your feet all night and how you always believed in me and told me I could be anything I wanted to be in life because you made me feel special and this is because you are special, I look up to you in every way; for your generosity, kindness, knowledge, honesty and most of all love. I will miss you.
Love, Sophie

2011-03-02T07:32:00.000-05:00

Herbert S. Heavenrich-Obituary, March 2, 2011

2011-03-02T07:31:00.001-05:00

Herbert S. Heavenrich | Visit Guest Book

Heavenrich, Herbert S. Heavenrich, Herbert S. Of Milwaukee and Key Biscayne, FL, died after a short illness Wednesday, February 23, 2011. He was 88. Herb is survived by Jill, his wife of 57 years, and their five children: Hope (Jordi) Torrents, Amy (Josh) Ticho, Hollis (Mike), Heavenrich-Jones, Avery (Lizzie), Heavenrich and Adam (Polly) Heavenrich. He was a proud grandfather to Max, Elisabet, Laura, Sophie, Abigail, Sam, Daniel, Becca, Graham, Lilly, Ava and Spencer. Herbert Heavenrich moved to Milwaukee from Omaha, Nebraska, with his family when he was 5 years old. He spent the next 83 years loving our city, and working to make it a better place to live. He met and married Milwakeean Jill Sherry. Their first date was planned for the Wisconsin State Fair, but they ended up going to a summer stock production in Oconomowoc instead, foreshadowing their lifelong love for theater. Once settled in their house on Milwaukee's east side, Herb, a jogger before it was popular, and a roller blader until the age of 80, ran and skated through Lake Park for hours on end. He flew kites with his five kids along the lakefront, and planned picnics on its beaches. In 1968, Herb became Milwaukee's Chief Economist under the late Mayor Henry Maier and later became Director of Urban Planning for the Department of City Development. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Milwaukee a contract to devise a new strategy for comprehensive planning. HUD asked Milwaukee to implement the new design, and Herb carried it out, resulting in a new approach to city planning for the City of Milwaukee. In 1976 Herb joined Anderson Roethle to head up their mergers and acquisitions consulting practice and worked there for 20 years. He graduated second in his class from Shorewood High School, and rarely settled for that distinction again. He was first in his engineering class at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and the same with his MBA from the University of Chicago. As an intellectual and a seeker, Herb had a passion for writing. He wrote a volume on prefabricated housing which was funded by a grant from MIT based on research he did in Great Britain. He also wrote a book about his friend and mentor Eva Fleischner entitled "In Search of the Sacred." He met Eva when she taught at Marquette University and was fascinated by her unique story of fleeing the Nazis as a Catholic during World War II. Herb committed himself to providing assistance for those with mental illness. He was instrumental in the development of Our Space, a Milwaukee facility for clients in need of a destination for community, companionship, computer networking and employment services. Herb and Jill together were passionate supporters of the arts, and worked to nurture young and developing theater companies in Milwaukee. Herb embodied the quote: "The greatest gift a man can give his children is to love their mother." There will be a memorial service on Saturday, March 12th, at 2:00 pm at the UWM Helene Zelazo Center, 2419 E. Kenwood Ave., Milwaukee, 53211. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Our Space, 1527 W. National Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53207.
Published in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on March 1, 2011

RIP-Herbert S. Heavenrich, 2-23-11

2011-03-02T07:24:00.000-05:00

Dear Heavenrich Family --

I can't tell you how sad my whole family is at the loss of Herb. Brian, me, my daughters (and their husbands) and my step-daughter. We know he was old, we know he had a good life, we know you can't expect everything... but damn! We wanted Herb to live on and on. There may have come a time when the walker, the aches and pains, the doctors' visits, the inconveniences he was experiencing in getting around, would come to be not worth it to him... but he seemed never to have reached it! I think he would have continued his ride as long as was possible, if he had a say in it. What a tenacious and life-loving soul. A model for me and for all who knew him.

Brian and I were so happy to have been able to see your mother and father so very recently in early Feb. in Miami. We went to two movies, went out to three dinners, and still never had enough! I will keep those memories in my heart and mind as long as I last. As will Brian. Herb's spirit was undaunted, his wit, his generosity... He made me a lovely speech on my 60th birthday - which is why (or at least a big part of why) we went down there. I needed to talk to the "pros" about how to age gracefully. And it was worth it.

Then Herbie sent me an email after we got home, sort of explicating the text of his speech... referring me to the full Shakespeare sonnet he was quoting from and to various interpretations of it... So Herb. He was such a scholar -- really kind of rabbinical in his way. And so generous with his knowledge and wisdom -- but always unprepossessing about it.

I'll show you the sonnet when i next see you all.

Also... he gave me some "comic valentines" that he'd found on the web and printed up which reminded him of his youth. Comic valentines (not at all sentimental!) One always learning something from the man!!!

Anyway... I could go on and on... as I KNOW you all can. I look forward to sharing some with you and various members of your family when we can.

Just wanted you to know I'm thinking of you all -- my whole family is feeling the pain -- and sending love and sympathy. And also acknowledgment that you had one of the seemingly greatest dads I've met. Lucky you.

xo Marie (Kohler) and Brian (Mani)

Dailure-60 degrees and steady

2011-02-15T06:49:00.003-05:00

For the last month or two the temp in the am has stayed at about 60 degrees. For South Florida this is considered "chilly". But for a true Wisconsinite that ain't nothin. It's invigorating. I wish it would stay. But summer is approaching and we will go back to hot and sticky. So I'm gonna seize the moment. My neighbor and I have been walking, every morning, at five. I love having to actually don sweater and sweat pants.

What's cooking

2011-02-13T22:40:00.005-05:00

(Editor's note: meant to post this to my other blog, but then I thought, what the hell, maybe these other people would like a recipe or two...)

Made a couple good dinners that I thought I'd share. Last night's was throw whatever vegetables I had on hand into a stir fry, and put it over brown rice. I used asparagus, red onion, snap peas and cauliflower. First I sauteed garlic in sesame oil, then I added the onion, then the cauliflower and then the peas and asparagus. I tossed in some Thai peanut sauce I had, some hot spicy red sauce like Tabasco or that Chinese one I can never remember how to spell, and then added chopped cashews and sesame seeds. I think if I'd added tofu it would have kept my belly full all night. As it was, I felt great after eating it but hungry in the middle of the night!

Tonight was more filling: fried 1/4 lb. of pancetta (can also use bacon). Drained it on towel and then added 2 cloves of garlic to the hot pancetta oil. After a minute or two, I added 2 cans Canelloni (white kidney) beans. I let it sit while I made the dressing, then added 1/3 finely chopped red onion to the beans. I mixed the beans/onion with a bag of Arugula. Here's the dressing: 1/4 cup olive oil, 1/4 cup red wine vinegar, 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan and 1 clove of garlic (all of which I put in the blender). To the dressing, I added 2 TBSP freshly chopped basil. Toss the dressing with the beans/onion/arugula. On top of that, put the crisp pancetta and a bunch of grilled asparagus. (I par boiled the asparagus first for about 2 minutes til tender, then plunged them in ice water, then dried them and added olive oil and salt and grilled them for about 3 minutes til they blackened.) We had this with a bottle of 2004 Argentine Merlot.

I am adding to my garden every day. I have a bunch of seedlings, but am so anxious to get planting my herbs and vegetables that I can't stop myself from buying a few more every day. They're doing pretty well, although looking a little yellow so I added organic fertilizer to my organic mulch and soil. Fingers crossed. I thought my tomato seedlings were ready to plant (3"), so I did...and now they're very sad looking. I think it's still too cold for them (40 degrees). They were all flopped over today, so I tried resurrecting them with a covering of plastic wrap! We'll see how they look tomorrow. I might have done them in for good. Good thing I didn't plant them all!

Enjoyed half of a Toblerone bar while I wrote this post. Seems I can't eat so healthy after all. Still need that fat and sugar!

Dailrag

2011-02-11T08:02:00.002-05:00

I do it, pretty much, everyday and it's one of those necessary pain-in-the-neck tasks, flossing. I really hate to floss. I do it because I go to the dentist, every six months, for a cleaning and it hurts, like hell if I don't floss. I'm still not sure if the waxed or non-waxed floss works the best.

Dailure-Jasmine

2011-02-08T07:24:00.002-05:00

Started walking again, with my neighbor, and the Jasmine is in full bloom. It's ubiquity fills the air with the sweetest smell. It makes walking a pleasure, even at 5:00 AM.

Dailure-flowers

2011-02-07T07:57:00.005-05:00

fresh flowers arranged by moi gives me a boost. Sometimes I like putting just one, in a bud vase, on the kitchen counter, so I can look at it while I cook. I love corals and purples together or white tulips in my funky red vase; simple, inexpensive and lovely.

Dailure-The Daily Show

2011-02-05T09:06:00.000-05:00

I must admit I don't watch everyday, but I do catch up, on the weekends with Jon Stewart and the Daily Show. I think he really is one of the most intelligent journalists (and I mean to use that word, journalist, in it's true sense). I feel as if I get more informative news from him than any other outlet. Jon Stewart is smart, funny and tells it like it is. Always good for a laugh and god knows we need more of that these days.

Dailure

2011-02-01T21:52:00.002-05:00

Met with the head of the physical therapy program, at UM, today. She is very interested in getting an inter-disciplinary program going at the Lowe, which will bring students in to help hone their diagnostic skills. She's even taken the initiative to reach out to the graduate nursing school prof. Good stuff.

Dailure

2011-02-01T21:46:00.002-05:00

The bar for what is considered good news is pretty low when I think it's great that Jordi's blood tests were "good". That made it okay for him to have round 2 of his chemo treatment. He was doing alright until he decided to take a three mile hike. Whatever was the man thinking!? And so he crashed at 7 pm. I just can't and don't want to try and imagine what it feels like to have that poison drip into my system. Certainly explains his somewhat out of sorts behavior.

Dailrag

2011-01-22T12:10:00.002-05:00

This chemotherapy is a bit of a nightmare. But the alternative, well don't want to go there, but Jordi has been running a low grade fever. It hasn't gotten to the point where he needs to go to the, dare I say it, hospital, yet again. He has been feeling a bit rotten and has been sleeping a lot. I did speak to the doctor who took blood and his "platelets were normal, again". The information is so up and down.

Dailure-A clean scan

2011-01-21T07:01:00.001-05:00

Jordi started chemotherapy and was unable to go for round 2 because his "platelet count was low". He's also been having stomach issues so the doc didn't want to risk it. Onc wanted a cat scan and he had one, yesterday, which proved to be "clean". Agh, nothing like that relief, to make my day a better one. Now if we can just get his platelet count up. Not sure how one does that but I will investigate.

dailure

2011-01-15T08:04:00.002-05:00

Spending the day with Elisabet doing a little window shopping and having some lunch,just talking, without any time constraint. I loved it.

Dailure-Global Business Forum 2011

2011-01-14T05:30:00.003-05:00

I suppose this counts as a dailure, although it may just be a 1/2 year delight, as we've now completed the first panel discussion for the Global Business Forum, 2011. As the coordinator and co-moderator I can say it was a success, with a minor bump, because one of the panelists, the only PAID panelists, who we flew in from Boston, and put up in a very fancy hotel, was pretty awful. But the rest of the panel was great! I was expecting, maybe 10-20 people, max, to show up (my family being half that group) and there were 300. Imagine my surprise! And I even led the group in a rousing VTS discussion. It was pretty funny because the image, I chose, for the discussion, was Judith and Holfernes. Judith, in the image at the Lowe, is one which shows Judith's breast exposed, so when I posited the first question, 'What's going on here?" someone from the audience said, "she's about to have a mammogram". Seeing as how it was a conference on health it was pretty funny. I felt that the panel was made up of enough diverse backgrounds to make it really interesting: a dean of the medical school, co-founder of VTS, medical student, museum educator and chair/prof. of the physical therapy school, at UM. And I was correct. The mix of minds and different perspectives on education made it interesting. Not everyone was in agreement but that was good. I just wish that our guest panelist had had her act together. I learned a lot. I learned how important it is, whatever one is doing, to practice, a lot. And if you are trying to pull a group of people together it's important, no essential, for all of them to meet and converse BEFORE an event.

Dailure-cooking

2011-01-10T17:11:00.002-05:00

I'm sort of back into a cooking phase and I find it so relaxing. Lately it's been a combination of different kinds of quiches. Today I made a spinach, Emmanthal, onion, mushroom quiche and a spinach, mushroom, onion and salmon (with dill) quiche and they came out so nice and poofy. That's because I used cream, instead of milk (not a calorie in a car-load) but oh so good!

Dailyear

2011-01-02T10:11:00.002-05:00

Family gathering is what made this holiday special. Maybe it's because 2010 was such a horrific year that made our family feel more family-like and that's what was especially poignant about this holiday's get-together. I'm not sure it was the merriest of holidays but we were together; mother, father, grandmother, grandfather and all the 'little' ones, ate together, watched movies together, fought together and really had a nice time, for the most part. I'm not sure we really understood how meaningful it was, the fact that my children were able to spend that much time with their grandparents and parents, probably wasn't "so great" for the teenagers, at the time, but will inevitably, have greater significance as time marches on.

My hope, wish, dream for 2011 is that we get through the next six months, without too much trauma, and we continue to understand and APPRECIATE how important health is. For without it we are rendered invalids, from head to toe.

Happy 2011 to all and may this year bring you continued good health.

Hope

The Arena Culture

2011-01-02T10:09:00.000-05:00

Dailrag

2010-12-18T12:37:00.001-05:00

Waking up after a night of a bit too much of everything! I am in a fog and feel like I am wasting a day.

Dailrag - Shopping! (from Julie)

2010-12-17T11:26:00.004-05:00

When it reaches the point that even the mannequins have surrendered to the holiday shopping chaos, one knows it has gone on long enough!

DAILRAG-animal hair

2010-12-16T19:11:00.002-05:00

we have a dog, a cat, a rabbit, some fish and I'm sure a gazillion cockroaches and mice (thank god I hardly ever see those critters). But I do see, all over the house, everywhere, cat and dog hair. I sit in it. I wear it. And I sometimes eat it, not intentionally. But it's driving us all mad. We have several of those rolly lint removing thing a ma bobs but they take the hair off, sort of, and then five minutes later more hair. The hair is everywhere, and the more I vacuum, the more it appears. It's like spontaneous generation of hair! My husband even went so far as to say, "let's get rid of the dog". That was like saying, "let's get rid of our first born child". It cut me to the core. But I'll tell you when you're eating a sandwich, and you pick up a napkin and wipe your mouth and it fills up with dog hair there's a moment when I say, maybe we SHOULD get rid of the dog.... and the cat...and the rabbit. There's gotta be a better way. Hair today hair tomorrow.

Dailrag

2010-12-16T06:33:00.002-05:00

We went to the oncologist yesterday. He said "no treatment until after the holidays". He wants to make sure J's blood infections are completely cleared. Apparently whatever it was they extracted from J's pancreas was a complete anomaly. Most docs have rarely to never seen one like it, which makes prescribing treatment difficult, at best. So here we are, in the dark, again, and the discomfort level remains at orange. Not only that but Jordi's tumor markers are "elevated". And I don't know WTF a tumor marker is! So now I will have to go and Google it. The good news is Jordi's appetite has come back, full force, he's even drinking Ensure, which he disliked, at first. As the wise blogger guru says, "one day at a time".

Dailure-lunch with friends

2010-12-15T10:56:00.003-05:00

Yesterday, one of the docents, from the art museum, had a lunch, for her good friends. It was so nice! The house was decorated, all holidayish, and there was good food; dips, cheeses, a walnut-blue cheese salad, and a quiche, made from puff-pastry, cheese, rosemary and ham. We drank champagne and talked into the wee hours of the afternoon. What a great escape!

Dailure

2010-12-14T06:30:00.002-05:00

Cold air! In Florida, where alligators rule and mosquitos bite, it's rare to have blasts of cold air, for days on end. This morning it is 33 degrees ( with wind chill factor) . Not a big deal if you are wearing a down jacket, gloves and a hat. Not so sure Cleo appreciates it tho. This AM when I took her out to pee her first swipe at it left her a bit stunned. She squatted, lifted herself up, quickly and looked at me as if to say, ' who turned off the heat'. Then she searched around hoping to find warmer blades of grass. What next snow??? That would be heavenly.

Drailrag: no more almond butter

2010-12-12T09:50:00.002-05:00

Life in the a.m. just isn't the same without my slice of wheat bread with almond butter and honey. Small things can be big things, can't they?

Dailure

2010-12-11T20:02:00.001-05:00

I do love the game of tennis. Played two sets today and was totally exhausted but I love that kind of exhaustion. I played with a friend, who always beats me. But the day was one of the most spectacular I've seen; 70 degrees, no humidity and a crystal, clear, blue sky. Can't get much better for a day!

Dailure: Friday night with friends

2010-12-11T09:41:00.002-05:00

End of the week. The usual last minute "come on over!" and I do. I bring Ruby Red Grapefruit and craisin salad, and add my steamed asparagus to the pasta with cheesy cream sauce. Glass of wine. Talk about the politics of the week.

Perfect. Warm. Just right.

Dailrag

2010-12-06T05:09:00.001-05:00

Getting up rally early, 4:45, on a very chilly morning, to walk, only to be stood up. Argh, the frustration! This is not the first time she has done this to me.

Dailure and Dailrag

2010-12-04T13:37:00.002-05:00

The fact that Jordi is home from the hospital makes me very happy. He got home last night and he's a lot better; his color is good, he's gained 11 pounds and he has his mind back. He can read and focus, watch television and write. It's all very exciting for him after almost 8 weeks of thinking he'd totally lost his mind. Nothing would stick, he was agitated and in distress. I would imagine that after 55 years of having control over things and suddenly not, would be very very distressing. But the cloud has lifted (thank you no more medications).

The dailrag is the docs still don't know why he's getting infections. They've put their heads together, scratched them and come up with bubkas. So he's home, with a port and will receive daily doses of anti-biotics, which will hopefully kill the little fuckers FOREVER!

The day is gorgeous, 72 degrees, with sunshine and no humidity. I have free tickets to the Art Basel satellite shows and we've already gone, to PULSE, which was fun, edgy, interesting, innovative and more down to earth than the convention center. That place is a zoo. It's filled with art that is supposedly "cutting edge". Nine times out of ten it bores me to death. At least the younger artists, hungry ones, are doing more interesting things. That's my opinion. So today we'll check out SCOPE.

Fun fun fun.

Dailures-Leftovers

2010-11-30T18:08:00.004-05:00

Why do leftovers from Thanksgiving taste so good days afterwards; is it the time, for a blending of flavors, is it the crustiness of the stuffing, maybe it's the smells. When reheated the good thoughts came wafting back, into my head and I have that Thankgivingy feeling all over again. It is my favorite holiday because there are no expectations, no gifts, no fighting, just food, family and friends. So the smells bring it all back and the flavors, they just solidify the feelings. Wonderful.

Dailure: everyone gone

2010-11-29T18:22:00.001-05:00

As lovely as it was to everyone home in the nest, it's nice to be all quiet again and back in the routine of what life is right now.

Dailure

2010-11-26T21:33:00.002-05:00

Today it being Black Friday sent the entire family running, straight for the beach. Oh what gifts we had: empty, beautiful sandy beach, where we walked and dipped, and enjoyed ourselves. It was so nice that next year we're planning the same on Black Friday. Oh and the leftovers were extraordinary.

Dailure

2010-11-26T06:30:00.002-05:00

Watching Jordi play tennis yesterday, Thursday,November 25,2010. It has been six weeks since his surgery. Not bad for a guy who's missing several inner organs!

I actually have two dailures. Elisabeth is home from school and I love having her back in the family fold. She is fun and funny and a great addition to our dinner table.

weeklure-Thanksgiving prep

2010-11-25T09:01:00.002-05:00

I love the days before Thanksgiving; the planning of the meal, the beginnings of sweet smells, in the kitchen, the coming home of children, from college, the excitement, that fills the house. The entire week I tried to cook one dish, every day, and I loved the pace, slow and meticulous. So today is the big day and I've got almost all of it prepared. And yesterday Elisabet came home and we sat down to the dinner table, together, as one family and it was all delicious.

Dailure: Daughter home

2010-11-24T12:11:00.000-05:00

What a delight to have my little chick back in the nest ... if only for a few days!

Dailure (from Julie) - Pomegranates!

2010-11-22T09:49:00.003-05:00

What a fun and very messy fruit!

Dailrag -- head congestion

2010-11-19T20:59:00.001-05:00

It hangs in there. It bugs ya. It doesn't go away even with hot tea or a shower/bath. Kind of an unwanted tenant these days. Allergies? Maybe.

Dailure-Good Healthcare

2010-11-18T16:57:00.002-05:00

Finding a good doctor has made me feel better than I have in MONTHS. And hearing the words: "You will get through this" and "The worst is behind you" from that same doctor restored my faith, a little bit, in medicine. We spent 2 hours with the doctor yesterday. Hello!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????? Did everyone hear that two hours with the same doctor? He asked questions, gave us information, tried to piece together Jordi's history, etc... Anyway, we both left the office feeling relieved that his body was in the hands of a good doctor.

Dailure: chocolate chips in pumpkin muffins

2010-11-16T21:02:00.002-05:00

Add 'em to pumpkin bread (or muffins) and suddenly they're festive. They just add that little bit o' melty joy to life. Gotta love them.

Dailure-New Clothes

2010-11-16T08:54:00.002-05:00

There's something about putting on brand spanking new clothes that lifts one's spirits. A friend of mine, who has impeccable taste, moved to Colorado. Before she left she told me to "go through my closet and take what you want". Oh my this woman has impeccable taste so it was like going to Loehmann's, only better, because we didn't have to pay! Sophie came with me because her daughter, who also has impeccable taste, left a lot of clothing behind. It was so much fun I'm tempted to open a shop and call it, "My Neighbor's Closet". And her closet, is the size of my bedroom, so it was like being at Loehmanns.

I've also just bought several new outfits for my hubby because he lost a bit of weight when he had surgery. So it's fun to see him kind of light up, when he puts on a brand new shirt and pants.

Dailure!

2010-11-15T21:19:00.001-05:00

Freedom oh freedom -- working for myself meant at 9 a.m. when I was tired, I could have a nap ... and with my pup right there by my side.

Dailure- Barca!

2010-11-13T18:21:00.003-05:00

Watching the Barcelona soccer game with friends. More importantly Jordi stayed seated the entire time. This is huge progress.

Dailure-Walk in Dog Park

2010-11-10T08:37:00.001-05:00

It's one of those days when the sun is shining, 65 degrees, and there's a crispness to the air. Just made me want to walk to the dog park, with the dog and throw a stick for an hour. Nobody in the park and a stillness and solitude that I actually enjoyed. The dog enjoyed it too.

Peanut butter milkshake to celebrate the offing of Daniel's braces

2010-11-09T17:22:00.001-05:00

Today was a good day; Daniel got his braces off, we celebrated, with peanut butter and chocolate shakes and Jordi is feeling better. I must say sometimes a good milk shake makes everything a-okay.

Dailure-Fine Art of Healthcare

2010-11-07T16:07:00.003-05:00

We had our third and final (for this year) Fine Art of Healthcare workshop and I must say that the students who attended all three seemed to really feel the experience was valuable. The docents and I agreed that there was a noticeable difference between the first and third workshop; the students were much more engaged, they had processed the three VTS questions, which made a big difference in their facilitation skills and thus made a difference in how the discussion went. The comments were longer, more detailed and students seemed to really listen to one another and even build upon each others ideas. I'd say that is huge considering they'd only participated a maximum of three sessions. Just think what they could do in 8-10 sessions!

Dailrag-HOSPITALS!

2010-11-07T13:03:00.002-05:00

I'm telling you hospitals are enough to bring anyone down! My son, who visited his father, yesterday, in the hospital said, "I could never be a doctor because hospitals smell so bad". I had to explain that doctors/nurses probably get "used to it", although I'm not sure how. It's too bad because one would think that being sick is a downer, in and of itself, but to be in a smelly, moldy, dilapidated hospital....the worst.

Dailrag-Jordi's exhaustion

2010-11-04T09:15:00.001-04:00

So hard to see someone you love going through such discomfort and the worst, may be, the exhaustion! He has no energy to do anything: read (he loves to read), watch tv, work on the computer even LISTENING TO MUSIC tires him. I know this recovery will take time and I'm trying to help him to help himself, be patient, but it's not always possible. It's frustrating.

Dailure-swimming

2010-11-04T09:13:00.003-04:00

It's been a long time but today I went swimming and it felt great. Just being underwater, breathing, listening to my breath, and focusing on the feel of the water on my skin and the solitude made me feel good. I've also been doing a little yoga/meditation underwater, very therapeutic.

Dailure-SLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP

2010-11-04T06:08:00.001-04:00

Wow, I got seven (7) hours of uninterrupted sleep last night! I feel like a different woman. Now I'm ready to face the world and the Lowe Art Museum docent guild and our last Fine Art of Health Care workshop for 2010.

Dailrag-Husband

2010-11-03T13:28:00.002-04:00

My dailrag for the day was calling home, Jordi, and he not picking up the phone. After several attempts at both cell and home phones I rushed home, from work, only to find him lounging in the sack. Jeeze, pick up da phone would ya?!

Dailure

2010-11-03T13:27:00.001-04:00

For breakfast I had a bagel with Jamon Serrano (kind of like Prociutto) and cheddar cheese. So bad but sooooooooo good.

2010-11-02T10:05:00.000-04:00

Today's delight: being able to share a bad dream (I think I lost all memory) on my daily walk in the park. Ah.

Today's drag: having that kind of dream -- every detail: thinking I should call the neurologist but realizing i was dialing the eye doctor -- stressful!!!!!!

Dailure-Raisin Bran and Chobani Greek Yogurt

2010-11-01T08:19:00.001-04:00

Raisin Bran by itself is a bit like eating cardboard but put with Chobani Greek Yogurt and add a banana and YUM!

Dailures

2010-10-29T14:53:00.003-04:00

Actually I have two. I took Jordi to the ocean, today, for the first time in weeks he was out of the hospital and house and depressing surroundings. He loved it. Sat himself down, right in front of the water, and a scantily clad blonde and just enjoyed the view. It was great seeing him a bit happier.

The second thing that gave me a bit of pleasure was making a walking stick for our neighbor, Shavone. He's going to dress as an old man, for Halloween, and didn't have a cane or walking stick. So I found a great stick, in the dog park, and fiddled with it, painted and stuck skulls and bones and 'eyes of newt' on it. Kind of great way to distract myself.

The push to find a daily delight

2010-10-28T13:05:00.001-04:00

It's been months since I've been on this blog. But I figure there's no time like now to begin my push to find a daily delight, daily and to post it. Every now and then I may have to insert a daily drag but will try to keep them to a minimum.

Here's an HUGGGGGGEEEEE daily delight when I talk to my friends, almost every day I speak to a good friend or family member and it makes me so happy. Sometimes it doesn't seem like I'm happy because I'm weepy but that means that I feel comfortable enough with my them to do that, weep and when I weep (which may also be a delight) it's kind of cathartic. So that's it.