by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 2, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I don’t do well when the last evening rolls around–the time before packing and traveling begin but when you can see them coming and have to start making plans. I get quiet and a little sad–even if I’m ready to leave. About fifteen years ago, I...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 1, 2015 | 1 true thing |
A week ago, the day before we left, I called my physical therapist to see if he could work me in. My back was stiff, and I was concerned it would get worse with a day of traveling that would include a 4 1/2 hour plane ride. As I was heading home from the visit, I got...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 1, 2015 | How We Spend Our Days |
Annie Dillard wrote, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” On the first of each month, Catching Days hosts a guest writer in the series, “How We Spend Our Days.” Today, please welcome writer Lidia Yuknavitch. “The body is our general medium...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 30, 2015 | 1 true thing |
This place is less manicured and more jungle-like than I expected–which I LOVE. No TV’s. A phone for emergencies only. It’s so peaceful. I’m so relaxed. I’m afraid we are making an unfortunate number of references to Fantasy Island. ~...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 29, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I’ve now been married to Cal more years than I had been alive at the time I married him. Late last night he decorated the side table here with four anniversary cards. I never even thought about cards. A couple of days ago, I asked him if the thirty years was...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 28, 2015 | 1 true thing |
The sun comes up around 5:30. Cal gets up around 6:00 for reading and coffee. I get out of bed around 7:15. After a cup of tea we walk down our steps to go for a swim. At 8:15 breakfast is delivered (I told you it was paradise), and we eat inside in a room where the...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 27, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Each evening I walk to dinner ahead of Cal to connect to the wifi in the office and write this post. Other than these few minutes of reality, we’re in paradise. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 26, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I generally go north. I’ve never been to the Bahamas or to Jamaica. Only three times have I been south of Florida–in 2005 to Zihuatanejo, Mexico, in 2007 to Belize, and now to Petit St. Vincent. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 25, 2015 | 1 true thing |
For the next 7 days–for the first time that I can remember–I’ll have only once-a-day internet access and no phone service. I have no idea what this will feel like. Visualize me and my sweetie, tropical drinks, palm trees, clear blue water, and a...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 24, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I’m aware, as I write these posts, not only of who I am but also of who I’d like to be. In years past, I have actually squished who I am into the bottle labeled who I’d like to be, or who I thought I should be–with parts of me poking out...
