Ruth Henriquez Lyon

Insomnia, Ambien, and Endarkenment

I've had severe insomnia for months--when I say severe I mean staying up enough nights in a row to start having mild hallucinations.  I don't function well on little sleep, and have always needed a good 8 hours at night and a nap in the early afternoon.  A few months ago I... Read More

sweeping out clutter

For years I wanted to move to a smaller house than the one we lived in.  To prepare for my future move, every summer, over those years, I went through the house and got rid of things that weren't being used.  The process accelerated after our sons moved out.  I tried to... Read More

sick dog

my 10-year-old pomeranian has a collapsing trachea, which, combined with a malignant growth on her heart which is pushing against her trachea, is making it very difficult for her to breath.  She spends a lot of time coughing.  Our two grown sons, both in their early 20s, came... Read More

Moved to new house last week

It felt weird here until I started unpacking my books onto the shelves.  We're not supposed to be attached to our stuff, but I'm really attached to my books.  Some of them I've had for more than 45 years.   I also unpacked some ratty old stuffed animals that made... Read More