Notes and Reflections Blog

Cathy is an essayist who writes from her base at Boomerang Creek.  Her blogs  range from gathering persimmons to thoughts on global pandemics. To share her observations, follow her at “Notes and Reflections".

Remembering Hank
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Remembering Hank

Henry J. Waters III was a pioneering journalist, editor, publisher, and columnist for over 50 years at the Columbia Daily Tribune newspaper in Columbia, MO.

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Peaches and Blueberries
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Peaches and Blueberries

In July, the longest line at Nevada City’s Saturday Farmers’ Market is shoppers in search of ripe peaches.

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Nicolas
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Nicolas

Last week, Kit and I spoke with our grandson Nicolas on his first Father’s Day.

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Africa on my Mind
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Africa on my Mind

Last week I shared a blog on Lemon Meringue Pie with new friends Debbie and Rich Basham. They were visiting her father who is at the Lodge where Kit is working on mobility rehabilitation.

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Lemon Meringue Pie
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Lemon Meringue Pie

In every family, food memories and traditions are passed down from one generation to the next.

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Gardens, Poets, and Memory
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Gardens, Poets, and Memory

Walking in my garden this morning, I stopped at a bench and sat still as the stones that surround my fledgling irises planted a year ago.

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Simple Joys
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Simple Joys

This spring it is simple joys that keep my spirit afloat as I navigate each day, uncertain where I am going.

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London’s Kew Gardens
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London’s Kew Gardens

If you were to list the top ten things to do while in London, I’m guessing that it would be heavy with a rich array of museums, art galleries, churches, Millennium architecture, bridges, towers, royal palaces, Westminster Cathedral, Parliament Square and historic shopping sites like Harrods, Selfridges, and Covent Gardens.

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The Bridge
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The Bridge

On a recent Monday, I arrived home at twilight from “the Lodge” where Kit now resides and I spend hours each day.

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Outside My Comfort Zone
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Outside My Comfort Zone

The sun has finally returned to the garden patio at the Lodge—the name Kit and I have given to the Golden Empire Nursing & Rehabilitation Center where he is now resident.

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What Sustains Me
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What Sustains Me

On this first day of April, I’m sitting in my studio looking out on what remains of this week’s latest spring storm in the Sierra Foothills.

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Speaking of Noses
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Speaking of Noses

Recently Paul, a Peace Corps pal of mine from the late 1960s, emailed that he’d just had a four-hour skin cancer procedure on his forehead—one of many he has endured over the years.

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The Alignment of Random Things
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The Alignment of Random Things

Much of life is random. The chance blending of fennel seed sautéed in olive oil with onions and garlic, Cannellini beans and cauliflower that results in a soup you declare to be the best you’ve ever tasted.

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