My mother turns 93 today and is as young as ever. She is an avid and highly talented ballroom dancer who still goes out every week to dance parties. She also enjoys bonsai and gardening and simply can’t resist pulling weeds if she spots one regardless of who the garden belongs to. I am hoping we can arrange for her to visit our new home next year. We could really use her help designing a Japanese garden for us and we have plenty of weeds to keep her busy. Although her passion is the Tango and Milonga, she is pictured above dancing a G-rated version of “the bump” with me at a family gathering during my college years.

I will be flying to Iceland this evening and on to the Faroe Islands next week. My trip will end in Copenhagen where I will be playing soccer in a Master’s World Cup tournament with my team. I will try and update the blog while on the road but posts may be spotty as I will be off the grid for much of the time.