My husband and I arrived home from our wanderings as climate refugees on October 10. We had power, and with it, internet and TV. We had water, albeit with a “boil water advisory,” which demanded a minimum of 1 minute at a rapid boil before consuming. Over those first few…
Anne PiervincenziOctober 13, 2024 Two weeks ago today, we pulled into our son’s driveway in Maryland, notknowing for how long we’d be staying. Each day that passes reveals the extreme level of devastation in Western North Carolina. The loss of lives, first and foremost. The loss of livelihoods. The loss…
Andrea and I have been friends for 30 years. We met when our younger sons were enrolled in a pre-school Mommy and Me program. We lived basically around the corner from each other in our Cortlandt Manor, NY days. Our sons were good friends (and partners-in-crime) for many years. Andrea…
A cycling buddy recently asked me, “what’s your superpower?” In hindsight, I am not sure if she was querying me about riding a bike or life in general. My response considered the former, perhaps with a slightly wider view of my athleticism and fitness philosophy. My superpower is being slow….
Author: Cheryl Perry People have things to say. They think deep philosophical thoughts. They ooze the love of god or seething hatred. Some just want to tell you their good news. Others have found the best way to write a memoir (cook a chicken, hammer a nail, raise a child)…
You are most well known as a number—20,310 feet. You are alone at the top of North America. You are a record holder: at 18,000 feet from base to peak, you are the tallest mountain in the world. You have always been Denali. You were named by the Athabaskan people…
I woke up at 5:15 AM, to my husband calling my name from the bedroom doorway floor. The dogs and I responded a bit slowly, having come out of a deep sleep. I helped him up from the floor and onto the bed, where he told me he’d woken up…
Writer: Cheryl M. Perry Ok, hear me out. I was recently writing something for a group I work with. I had four months before the writing was needed for an event. The organizers of this event did not know me very well, so I’ll excuse them for not understanding how…
Day 5 “Strive for progress, not perfection.” Today I did my own thing at the gym. Instead of using “machines,” I designed my own workout that might be described as focusing on my “core.” Before getting into describing how I put this together, I should probably discuss what it is…
Day 3 – “Sore today, stronger tomorrow.” I had my consult with a trainer from the Wellness Center to set up a basic weight lifting program. Given: the options are limitless. There are free weights, cable and tower systems, stretchy bands, kettlebells, medicine balls, bosus, stability balls, etc. For the…
