MARCH 4, WEDNESDAY

BOUGHT TICKETS Late last night I bought two tickets from Asheville to Amsterdam using Google Flights and the Delta Airlines app. I spent from 7 p.m. to midnight on line, first waiting and then talking to two different Delta agents,

MARCH 4, WEDNESDAY

BOUGHT TICKETS Late last night I bought two tickets from Asheville to Amsterdam using Google Flights and the Delta Airlines app. I spent from 7 p.m. to midnight on line, first waiting and then talking to two different Delta agents,

MARCH 3, TUESDAY

SAN MIGUEL DOORS So for most of this week I’ve been trying to figure out whether to go to Germany, have spent hours sorting through boxes of family papers and have wondered about the transcience of life. And then another

MARCH 3, TUESDAY

SAN MIGUEL DOORS So for most of this week I’ve been trying to figure out whether to go to Germany, have spent hours sorting through boxes of family papers and have wondered about the transcience of life. And then another

MARCH 2, MONDAY

TIM AND TOM COME BY While trying to decide about the Germany trip I suddenly was faced with my first big event in my new apartment. I have invited the ladies that I for eat lunch with after going to

MARCH 2, MONDAY

TIM AND TOM COME BY While trying to decide about the Germany trip I suddenly was faced with my first big event in my new apartment. I have invited the ladies that I for eat lunch with after going to

MARCH 1, SUNDAY

GERMANY I have been planning for a year to attend the celebration of Elke and Heinrich Mangels 65th wedding anniversary in Winsen, Germany. Elke was my wife Kathe’s best friend as they grew up together in the village of Winsen

MARCH 1, SUNDAY

GERMANY I have been planning for a year to attend the celebration of Elke and Heinrich Mangels 65th wedding anniversary in Winsen, Germany. Elke was my wife Kathe’s best friend as they grew up together in the village of Winsen

FEBRUARY 28, SATURDAY

TRUMP BOMBS IRAN AND AS WE VISIT WALNUT BAKERY Another day in which the small bubble I live in and the bubble of the distant world that hangs over me differed from each other. Susie and I went to Walnut

FEBRUARY 28, SATURDAY

TRUMP BOMBS IRAN AND AS WE VISIT WALNUT BAKERY Another day in which the small bubble I live in and the bubble of the distant world that hangs over me differed from each other. Susie and I went to Walnut

FEBRUARY 27, FRIDAY

OLD MEN’S COFFEE AT MCDONALDS This was my first meeting with my old men’s group since Dean Kahl died. I wanted to talk about Dean Kahl’s death and how it affected us. But maybe I was a week too late

FEBRUARY 27, FRIDAY

OLD MEN’S COFFEE AT MCDONALDS This was my first meeting with my old men’s group since Dean Kahl died. I wanted to talk about Dean Kahl’s death and how it affected us. But maybe I was a week too late

FEBRUARY 26, THURSDAY

TO BE ADDED WHEN I THINK OF SOMETHING I think of Isabella Ducrot who opens herself up to joy and then I think of everyone who is filled with grievance and anger and regret who let joy pass them by.

FEBRUARY 26, THURSDAY

TO BE ADDED WHEN I THINK OF SOMETHING I think of Isabella Ducrot who opens herself up to joy and then I think of everyone who is filled with grievance and anger and regret who let joy pass them by.

FEBRUARY 25, WEDNESDAY

ISABELLA DUCROT Susie sent me a You Tube Louisiana channel film about Isabella Ducrot, a 94 year old Italian woman who became an artist very late in her life. It is about 15 minutes long and I recommend it to

FEBRUARY 25, WEDNESDAY

ISABELLA DUCROT Susie sent me a You Tube Louisiana channel film about Isabella Ducrot, a 94 year old Italian woman who became an artist very late in her life. It is about 15 minutes long and I recommend it to

FEBRUARY 24, TUESDAY

WAR EVERYWHERE Venezuela and Mexico, violence everywhere with Iran and Cuba being threatened.

FEBRUARY 24, TUESDAY

WAR EVERYWHERE Venezuela and Mexico, violence everywhere with Iran and Cuba being threatened.

FEBRUARY 23, MONDAY

CHAI PANI (TEA WATER) Tonight I went with my son Tom and his family along with Susie to Chai Pani, a marvelous Indian restaurant on the South Slope of Asheville for the evening buffet. The food was authentic and delicious.

FEBRUARY 23, MONDAY

CHAI PANI (TEA WATER) Tonight I went with my son Tom and his family along with Susie to Chai Pani, a marvelous Indian restaurant on the South Slope of Asheville for the evening buffet. The food was authentic and delicious.