The Prologue (or, a rationalization): I’ve decided it might be helpful for the sake of past and future posts to give you some background about the important characters in my life. After all these years, I feel I can tell my story with some perspective and even a shadow of compassion. The purpose isn’t to […]
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Every now and then, I get a glimpse into the results of my mothering skills. A 6- or 9-year-old mirror that reflects my efforts. Or failures.
So. It seems my daughter has picked up my propensity for colorful language.
Tonight, just before dinner, the Girl asked, “Can I eat my dinner in your room so I can […]
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I love to watch Ghost Hunters.
There it is. I’ve admitted it. Wednesday night is a big TV night for me. It doesn’t matter what else is on. Unless someone calls to tell me that the local news is showing live footage of ghostly activity, I’m not about to change the channel.
The thing is, I used […]
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After yesterday, I’m gunning for the easy laugh today.
Maybe some of you have seen this. (It’s making the email circuits, and I might have been the end of the line. I often am.) Your mothers and grandmothers might even remember it from the evening edition of The (Fill In Your Town) Post, circa 1948. I […]
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Last night, I spent some time looking through the files on my computer, hoping to stumble across something that would inspire me to write a post. Maybe a scrap of brilliant prose that never quite found a home, or a photo that would cast its line, heavy with bait, and pull an old story from […]
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Saturday afternoon, our dog went crazy, barking at something dangerous or threatening outside the front window. Like the turtledoves that nest in front of our house. Or a bunny. In his excitement, he got his head stuck in the mini-blinds. And what do dogs do when they get their heads stuck? They thrash back and […]
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My daughter loves to draw. It’s her favorite activity, and she can spend hours at it. Her output alone might be responsible for about 3 square miles of clearcut forest somewhere in the Northeast. (Note to self: donate to the Arbor Day Foundation. Donate a lot.)
Piles of her drawings tend to accumulate, so when […]
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First, a little housekeeping. Really, I should invite these two ladies for virtual tea (or maybe margaritas), since they were each kind enough to give me a lovely award. Now if I could only figure out how to display these in my sidebar.
First, a big thank you to HRH at June Cleaver Nirvana, who sent […]
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I love old houses. For years, I have dreamed of living in a house filled with old woodwork and leaded glass windows. A house with walls that hold the echo of old voices and floors that bear the marks and smoothness of steps from other lives. The idea that the history of other families […]
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It was one of those world-on-my-shoulders mornings, which is usually a sign that I should get out of my house and see the world. It always gives me perspective. Besides, it was Thursday, so I’m sort of bound by my blog title to get on the road, right?
My camera doesn’t take the best photos, […]
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