Marilyn Gardner WoodsMay 18, 20201 minIntoxicating...“Did you ever sleep in a field of orange-trees in bloom? The air which one inhales deliciously is a quintessence of perfumes. This...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsMay 5, 20202 minHAPPY CINCO DE MAYO!Twelve years ago, my granddaughter, Chesapeake Woods with hair the color of orange marmalade, was born and I bought a book for her, a...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsApr 30, 20202 minMy most favorite mask...With masks front and center for us all, the one on my bedpost, my Mojiganga Mask from San Miguel de Allende, makes me so darned happy....
Marilyn Gardner WoodsApr 18, 20203 minBurning questions...Cubism or Surrealism? Will I remember the differences? Will my hands ever un-shrivel? How does Willie Nelson go so well with isolation?...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsApr 8, 20202 minShelter in Place, Week FourHair dryer blows my shaggy, faded, badly-in-need-of-a-salon visit head of hair into the air; the warm setting feels good on a gray rainy...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsMar 30, 20202 minApril in...I admit it. I whined when he suggested traveling in April. “Why on earth do you want to leave here—it’s the most perfect time of the...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsMar 22, 20201 minWonderingWhat’s the world doing now While I wash sheets polish brass What’s the world doing now I’m slowed down, alone Contented, anxious What’s...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsMar 18, 20201 minCOVID conversation...It’s hard to find things to be happy about, grateful over, or even looking forward to, especially if you tune into the news of our...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsMar 16, 20209 minIsolation-an orange, a dog and a puzzleMy friend, Bess, planted a seed in my brain. When I told her of cancelling my much-anticipated trip home to Texas, she countered: How to...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsMar 13, 20202 minCancelled - darn it! Not a big deal in the whole scheme of things, but huge, huge, huge disappointment for me. However, I do have to go to Texas often, so as...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsMar 8, 20208 minHankering for...If I were a rock star, my souvenir concert tour t-shirt would read: TEXAS TOUR 2020 Dallas Fort Worth Sweetwater Buffalo Gap Boerne...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsFeb 24, 20205 minBook Club and beyond...I joined a new book club recently. New to me. Over the years, I have participated in numerous book clubs, social gatherings of...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsFeb 14, 20203 minCarly in the house... Carly and I have been living together now almost five weeks and I have written regularly about our escapades together. However, since my...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsFeb 5, 20201 minCarly in the house...It’s not uncommon for a writer to suffer from what’s called Writer’s Block. In some ways, it resembles a Batter’s Slump. It’s...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsJan 22, 20204 minHow many days in Alcohol-free January? As I see it, there are five distinctive stages in the of undertaking of an alcohol-free January. Also, a modicum of grief. Having owned a...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsDec 31, 20194 minA blur...My holiday season was as hectic as any prolonged celebration in my history. It’s almost over now and I’m beyond exhausted. It began with...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsDec 19, 20195 minIs it me?I’m having serious feelings of unpopularity which harken back to my junior high school days. It’s one week before Christmas and I have...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsDec 8, 20199 minShirtsHaven’t ironed a man’s shirt in over five years. I found the task surprisingly pleasant one day recently. “Why is he wearing a polo...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsNov 24, 20198 minTurkey anyone?It began around the campfire at Song Dog one year. It was enhanced by the Wild Turkey. And then it became a tradition. My four best buds...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsNov 17, 20192 minBo or Tom???Prize-winning, international best-selling author Ann Patchett may well be the most beloved book person in America — not just for her...