Tag: life

• Thanksgiving Thoughts on a cloudy afternoon

  [If you know me, you know this house. 420 Front St. Owego, NY. Photo is mine.] I can see a better time when all our dreams come true. ~~Fairytale of New York. Shane Patrick Lysaght Macgowan Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our…

  patrickjegan

  November 26, 2025

  Childhood, Family, Food, Memories, New York City, owego ny, Thanksgiving

  #Family, #Thanksgiving2025, family, Food, Friendship, holidays, life, memories, New York City, owego ny, Thanksgiving

• the four green fields blog14: the goddesses of the moon

  [Unenhanced photo of the moon. Sailing west, looking south. The North Atlantic Ocean. Photo is mine.] Whenever people look at clouds they do not see their real shape, which is no shape at all, or every shape, because they are constantly changing. They see whatever it is that their heart yearns for. ~~Eduardo Agualusa, A…

  patrickjegan

  October 12, 2025

  autumn, Childhood, England, Ghosts, In Search of Lost Time, Ireland, Love, Melancholy Thoughts, Memories, moon, Myth and Mythology, New York City, non-fiction, Objects of Beauty, Oceanography, photography, Real Personal History, The sea, Travel Writing, Travels

  #greekandromanlunargodesses, #lunargodesses, #transatlanticcrossingQM2, #voyageinthenorthatlantic, life, moon, photography, poetry, writing

• My 700th Blog: Another chapter in a Journey

  [The usual metaphor for a journey. Photo is mine.] The life in which nothing happens goes the fastest, because it has no landmarks. ~~Katherine Tynan The last time I reached a milestone, my 600th post, was on Feb. 3, 2023 (at 9:17 PM). Looking back, I have been writing about 100 every several years…it’s been…

  patrickjegan

  July 14, 2025

  Blogging, Creativity, daughter, owego ny, Real Personal History

  #my700thblog, #usingAI, #writingblogs, blog, blogging, books, life, writing

• i went down to the demonstration…

  to get my fair share of abuse. ~~Mick Jagger [At the New York Public Library Main Branch. 42nd St. & 5th Ave. Photo is mine.] I told a few people that we were going to the Hands Off demonstration at Bryant Park. Some commented: “Be careful.” “Don’t take a backpack. Not the thing at a…

  patrickjegan

  April 6, 2025

  Dreams, Melancholy Thoughts, New York City, non-fiction, Protest, Public Parks, Real Personal History

  #antimusktrumpprotestnyc, #Handoffprotestnyc, #lossofcivilrights, life, music, New York City, new-york, NYC

• To keep you from being homesick

  [The found photograph. By unknown photographer, probably my father.] The past is hidden somewhere outside the realm, beyond the reach of intellect in some material object (in the sensation which that material object will give us) which we do not suspect, and as for that object, it depends upon chance whether we come upon it…

  patrickjegan

  March 15, 2025

  Childhood, Family, Going Away To College, Holding onto the Past, Home, Melancholy Thoughts, Memories, owego ny, parents, Real Personal History, The number 420

  #foundphotographs, #memoriesofowegonewyork, #mychildhoodhome, family, life, love, memories, owego ny, writing

• Is Our Destiny Foretold?

  [Is this the world we want? Image source: Google search.] We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change. ~~Sheryl Sandberg A year has passed and here I am once again laying in bed with my heavily bandaged right foot propped on a dark red…

  patrickjegan

  February 23, 2025

  Childhood, In Search of Lost Time, LGBT, Melancholy Thoughts, Real Personal History, Religious Intolerance, Silent Political Protest, winter

  #february28economicblackout, #footsurgery, #postopmusingswhilelyinginbed, blogging, books, life, politics, writing

• At The Pall Mall Barbershop On A Cold Rainy Day

  [Photo credit: Getty Images. Google Search.] A barber’s hands have the power to transform not just a person’s appearance, but their entire outlook on life. I woke up this morning after dreaming of walking through a glorious city in the rain. It was a city of cathedrals and domed churches. But it was all wet.…

  patrickjegan

  October 1, 2024

  Blogging, Dreams, England, humor, Real and Unreal Adventures, Real Personal History, seniors, Travel Writing, Travels

  #haircut, #londonbarbers, #pallmallstreetlondon, #rainydaysinlondon, #whiskyinabarbershop, barber, hair, haircuts, life, london barbershop

• Anemonia Keeps Me Awake

  Recollection is the only paradise from which we cannot be turned out. ~~Richter [The Berlew Family Reunion. Orange, PA. September 6, 1926. Photo: Egan Family Archives.] I don’t think it rained that day. There are no clouds in the sky. I should know. I’ve crawled inside this photo more than once over the years. One…

  patrickjegan

  March 19, 2024

  Childhood, death, Everyday Events, Family, grandparents, Grandson, History, Holding onto the Past, Home, Love, Melancholy Thoughts, Memories, Susquehanna River

  #familyreunions, #pennslyvania, #pennslyvaniafamilyreunions, family, Familyreunions, life, memories, photography, photos

• The Last Quarter Moon Gives A Pale Wintry Light/Late Night Thoughts Following Spinal Surgery

  {Author’s Note: This blog post contains a photograph of an x-ray of my lower back taken six days after my spinal fusion. If the image of hardware screwing together two of my vertebra is irksome to you, my gentle readers, then feel free to search for another fine read. I have 645 in the bank.…

  patrickjegan

  February 16, 2024

  Blogging, death, Holding onto the Past, In Search of Lost Time, Medical Center, medicine, Melancholy Thoughts, Memories, music, New York City, owego ny, Premonitions, Real Personal History, seniors, Time, winter

  #lumbarsurgery, #melancholoythoughtsatnight, #nancigriffth, #newyorkcitylatenightthoughts, #painandinsomnia, #patioatnight, #postsurgerypain, #sarahjaroaz, #waltwhitman, life, love, poetry, short-story, sleep