another year in Wichita

My hometown of Wichita, Kansas is known as a "good place to raise children", and frequently makes it onto lists of reasonably priced cities to live in............

I've been here nearly 55 years.

One morning in early June, I received a call from my boss at work ...."Cindy, can you come in my office for a moment?"   When I sat down at her table, she was the one who broke the news of my friends murder:   Local paper coverage

Later in the summer, my Uncle Larry was admitted to the hospital, and less than a month later, he died there.       The staff was excellent at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice

Beth ended 30 years of service "on the street" carrying mail....and transferred to the customer care center - where she plans to finish her career with the United States Postal Service in May 2017.

After more than 16 years working in a beautiful office building, the holding company staff is relocating so that one of the subsidiaries can occupy the entire building.    We are moving to a smaller suite across the parking lot.  

Goodbye to the view of the pond, the swans and the sunset........

..hello cubicle life....

2015 comes to an end........still living and working in Wichita, Kansas.

Giving it Away:


The object of my attention from the third class was a young teacher in training,  willowy, long ponytail, earnest and open.

The next week, I brought a tiny yoga book to give to her.....101 Poses...and I received a spontaneous hug.

In the weeks that followed, I gave away several more books, then moved on to videos.

The regular teacher noticed, and they both may have wondered if I might be dying, or nuts, or both......but then one night I just mentioned that I was moving and that my new house would not hold all of my books.  

I've been blessed.....and now have exactly what I needed:  someone to pass along my yoga books to.  To her, it may seem that I appeared as if by magic, but this was intended all along, just waiting for the right circumstances to present themselves.

so much fun.