Whew! Closing One Door, Opening the Next…

Well – it’s here.  The night before leaving.  What a fire drill!  I can’t believe how much help has been offered, given and ever-so-gratefully received.  It really does take a village to get someone out the door to Peace Corps.  Closing down the accumulated possessions and detritus of 63 years is daunting.  Add to that … Read more

Fixin’ to get ready

In Louisiana there is an expression, “Fixin’ to get ready.”  You’re not really actually getting ready you’re just getting ready to get ready.  so the house is getting packed up – as it has been for the last several months as I think about it.  But this is in earnest and in preparation for the … Read more

Musings on leavings

I have left many times – left places I’ve made a footprint, a home, a community.  In the 60’s I left Louisiana behind for school in Texas   In the early 70s I quit a husband and a perfectly good job and went to North Africa. In the late 70’s I left an administrative job … Read more