by Olivia | Nov 4, 2013 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
“Have a nice week.” That’s my mother’s regular sign-off to our regular telephone conversations. For many years it made perfect sense. I tended to call her on Sunday afternoons and we’d shoot the breeze until neither of us could think of anything else to say. Most of...
by Olivia | Oct 28, 2013 | Lens on Life
I’m in a busy phase. Really busy. It’s all good, but it’s a lot. I find myself having to make choices among activities that normally I would say were all important to me, some because they contribute to making a living and some because they...
by Olivia | Sep 30, 2013 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
I feel like a slice of deli meat these days, my emotions trapped between the generations on either side of me in the midst of their transitions. Last week I visited with my mother, who lives in another state. Some of you enjoyed her quips as I recorded them on the...
by Olivia | Aug 26, 2013 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
I have a friend who shares a lot of books with me. I read plenty, but I would be the first to admit that I don’t keep up with all the newest releases or scour Publishers Weekly to find out what the critics think. I’m more of a late adopter. So it works out...
by Olivia | Aug 19, 2013 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
First, in the interest of full disclosure, let me confess I am a Mac aficionado. In the mid- to late 80s, I was on a break from working in an office. I worked in a retail setting, began to think seriously about writing, and had a couple of kids. In 1992, I reentered...
by Olivia | Aug 12, 2013 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
“You’ve had a headache for a month?” I’ve heard that a lot lately. I’m stubborn. I know it. Headaches are a long-time companion, actually. Usually a headache signals one of these things: • not enough fluids • not enough protein • not...
