Marilyn Gardner WoodsMay 136 minYou Take my Breath Away...The stirring, captivating, and extraordinary music of Eva Cassidy floats through the air in my home as I write. I have listened to her...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsMar 153 minOlive overdose...Via Zoom, Jan, my good Duplicate-bridge-playing-friend, said, “Can we take a break? I want a V-8.” We did. When we resumed, I heard the...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsJan 104 minWelcome to 2022 ya'll! I am an incurable list maker—never more in my sweet spot than at the beginning of the New Year when it’s time to write resolutions....
Marilyn Gardner WoodsDec 17, 20212 minOh Christmas tree...Way back before the twenty-first century began, in 1999, there was an extraordinary garden store in Santa Barbara, Smith & Hawken, where...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsDec 2, 20213 minIs it only me?Lost in translation in a QR Code nation. Weird sensation Increasing presence in my everyday life of a two-dimensional square made up of...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsSep 11, 20214 minIn the spotlight...On my radar…an architect, an actress and an unbelievably awesome vocalist – all women! First, one of British drama’s royalty, Nicola...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsMay 2, 20211 minOnce upon a time...There is a strong possibility it will never come to life. I have big-time doubts. It has completed the embryonic stages. And is out of my...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsMar 28, 20213 minTGIFThe moment my foot hit the flagstone path leading from my front door, I felt a vibration; with each step, a pulsing sensation coming from...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsJan 21, 20214 min#1m, #46At the exact moment Joseph R. Biden Jr. was pronounced president of the United States, an ample and jolly forty-something health care...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsJan 19, 20213 minFilm Festival at my house!In an effort to calm my nerves in anticipation of a vaccine appointment, I staged a mini-Film Festival at my house over the last few days...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsDec 18, 20201 minAn early morning surprise...Half way through my first cup of coffee, a text from my daughter. "Mom, how come you didn't tell us?" Weeks ago, a charming and gifted...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsNov 9, 20203 minA rocky start to November.Less than a day after writing this, I awakened to the announcement that Joe Biden is the forty-sixth president of the United States....
Marilyn Gardner WoodsOct 22, 20205 minIn the end, it felt good...Anguish mounted. “I have moved those damn tables into every room in this house and they don’t belong anywhere. I need to get rid of...