I’m beginning to get whiplash as I watch my daughter speed past on her way into teenage-dom. Before too long, she’ll be thirteen. And she can’t get there fast enough.
I am almost daily reminded of this in one way or another now. And I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that this realization often comes with a twinge of sadness for the little girl I’m losing.
As all teenagers are, she’s become quite concerned with looks and what other … Read More
Having just picked a bushel of ripe tomatoes, there was only one thing to do. Get busy making spaghetti sauce.
I put Cait on garlic and herb chopping duty, while I prepared the tomatoes.
I love having Cait help, not just because the work gets done faster, but because Cait likes to talk while she works. That’s what makes the time fly.
In the midst of chattering about this and that, I was having Cait taste all the fresh ingredients … Read More
The summer solstice is the day of maximum sunlight hours, bringing the longest day and shortest night of the year.
I’d like to think we put it to maximum use.
As usual, Graidy greeted me at 4:50 a.m.by jumping up on the bed and licking my face until I woke up. Next to me on the floor, was Kiera on her dog bed. Finn was perched on the open window sill, twitching at every birdsong. The furry contingent and I … Read More
Lying here, coughing my brains out, I have more time than usual to contemplate the deep mysteries of life. Like why have car colors become so boring?
Think about it. What are our options? Take a look at any parking lot and this is what you’ll see. All pulled out of the same sock drawer of mismatched darks and lights. Pretty darn dull if you ask me.
There was a time when you could pick a car from nearly any … Read More
There’s another snowstorm blowing in. It got me to thinking about how one’s perspective can change over time…
Before I became a mom, my idea of winter splendor was this. Pristine, untouched snow. No footprints. No snow shaken from branches on which it gently rests. No sign of humans anywhere.
Monochromatic stillness.
Since I’ve been a mom, my idea of winter bliss has changed. Colorful splashes of coats. Rosy red cheeks. Footprints everywhere. Long channels of compressed snow rolled for … Read More
I live in a part of the US (the Northeast) where “How are you?” “Fine, thanks,” is about as deep as most people care to go. So, in conversation, I’m always looking for ways to sidle up to what’s less obvious. Because it’s there that you’re likely to meet the fuller person. It’s there that you often get to hear the rest of the story.
That’s why reading blogs can be so interesting — you never know who you’re going … Read More
