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Posted by Edith Cook on Sunday, November 1, 2015 Under: Personal

Several months have passed without my posting any comments. The truth is, I was very involved in the sale of my home, the building of a new house, and, in between, addressing deferred maintenance on my son & family's vacated home near Vedauwoo. I'm just now coming up for air. Hope to post pics about my new abode, as soon as I figure out how to upload from my phone camera.

Another thing is, writing my weekly column is time-consuming if satisfying. I recently was invited to give a talk in Casper, to the Democratic Women's Forum. It was gratifying to hear many comments on my writing. In an audience of around fifty, about half made mention to me, before and after my talk, of something I wrote that captured their imagination.

A reader wrote recently that she appreciates my columns, which, she says, “are often the singular enlightening and enjoyable reading amidst the horrors befalling the refugees, politicians dishing up fear and loathing, and even the local criminal element the newspaper dutifully reports on.”

The reader urges me to keep at it, saying that there are many readers “out here” who “support the environment and diversity and look forward to your articles.”

It's kudos like the above that make writing enjoyable. I post all my columns on another page of this website but I think I'll copy the upcoming one here also, for it's a personal narrative that explains what I've been up to.

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About Me

Edith Cook

South Of Wheatland In Wyoming

Though I now live in Wyoming, I make frequent return trips to California with visits to travel club members along the way. At home I play classical guitar, enjoy gardening and cooking, and participate in group yoga. Getting together with family and friends is high on my agenda. I value people who write or make music and love it when my adult children and their offspring play their instruments, sing songs with me, or discuss what they read and write. Such gatherings help me cope with the losses in my life, which have been severe. Next year I hope to visit family in Germany.