August 2012 – Page 3 – wells-of-wellness

art matters

We are safely in Dublin. Here are ten images from the last 30+ hours. They proclaim, “art matters.” View of the Ringling Bridge, Sarasota, from our Delta flight just after noon yesterday.

It’s a good day to fly to Dublin, don’t you think?

A couple years ago when we were returning from the Annual Meeting of the Florida Conference UCC in Naples, we came across this bumper sticker. That was before this time of sabbatical was imagined. Thank you to all who have participated in the planning for this time. Thank you Angela for tending the folk atContinue reading “It’s a good day to fly to Dublin, don’t you think?”

“Imagine”

Just tried to figure out how to get a youtube video here for you to listen. Alas, I am not that smart, I guess. Anyway, It would have been John Lennon signing “Imagine” in (what year was this recorded?) with Ono along for the song . . . Since I couldn’t do it, you canContinue reading ““Imagine””

Meb’s run in London today

Meb Keflezighi placed fourth in the 2012 Olympic men’s marathon today. He was three minutes behind the winner, Stephen Kiprotich from Uganda, whose winning time was 2:08:01. That is fast. Patricia and I got to see Meb win the Olympic Trials in Houston in January, so it was fun to see him again. We wereContinue reading “Meb’s run in London today”

1978

For those of you really good at math, 34 years ago today, was 1978. Noah Timothy Garrison was born that day. Happy birthday Noah. You were born in our family home along the shore of Iron Lake just a few miles south of Iron River, Wisconsin. Yep, you actually were born at home. Your mother,Continue reading “1978”

Ahhhhhhh . . .Thursday

We are about to head off for a longish run in the Sarasota sun – over to Siesta and up Midnight Pass a bit and then on home again. It is 82 and climbing. Thursday of next week we have scheduled a walking history tour of Dublin with our guide, Grace O’Keefe, at 10:00 am.Continue reading “Ahhhhhhh . . .Thursday”

Do you see what I see?

A few nights ago, it may have been the day the current shifted and began taking the seaweed away from Siesta’s Crescent Beach rather than bringing it in, anyway we saw these formations of shape and color in the western sky. I wonder what you see here. I wonder how you would describe what youContinue reading “Do you see what I see?”

“I’m doing finely”

You have read about Tad and Vicky who sent us the delightful booklet about their home and the community around where we will be staying. They recommended a book “Twenty Years A-Growing” by Maurice O’Sullivan. I love books. I was intrigued by what they said about it. So, you guessed it, I ordered it fromContinue reading ““I’m doing finely””

adventures of the yellow hat

Hey Jarrow . . . here is the first yellow hat adventure of the sabbatical with Patricia and Phil . . . take note. Thank you Katie. With a bit of Phil’s homemade cornmeal crust and Patricia’s roasted walnuts, this pear gorgonzola pizza is sooooooo good!

gotta love the New Yorker cartoons

So, this morning I sat at the breakfast table and wrote the blog about aging and how we were going to go to the National Museum of Ireland a learn about life 6000 years ago. One of today’s cartoons for the New Yorker was this one: And . . . probably you should know ifContinue reading “gotta love the New Yorker cartoons”