Category: Memories
What I Did on My Summer Vacation
The last couple of weeks I’ve done everything but write. As the time winds quickly down on my leave from work, I’ve been frenzied with organizing and prepping for me to re-enter the work-a... Read More
The Sweet and Surprising Rewards of Fighting Entropy
Changing things around the apartment is a tricky business for me. Leaving things as they were when Ken was alive offers some kind of security–or maybe a kind of certainty that he was here–... Read More
The Day They All Knew My Name
With only a couple of months until high school graduation to go, I was content to quietly slip out the doors of my sleepy, small town high school and into my future at college. But one chilly spring m... Read More
A Bundle of Joy
(Me and the Peanut on Tuesday) This week I made a date to head to the <insert gasp here> suburbs to visit my friend Anna and her husband for a very special reason: to meet their one-month old da... Read More
The Pinch of Fridays
Fridays aren’t what they used to be. Now Fridays mean no matter what I need–unless is puppy-related–my errands will have to wait until Monday. It’s when my quiet little street ... Read More
Mine Fields of Memories
My task list had been taunting me all week. I’d managed to get some writing done, in addition to enjoying and caring for me new puppy, but I’ve had some organization projects I’ve be... Read More
This Time of Year
I wasn’t surprised as I’ve felt so confident and content over the last couple of weeks–particularly since adding Kalpurnia Kismet to my family that it might be followed with a grief ... Read More
What a Difference a Year Makes
The way time has passed over the last year has never ceased to astound me. As I sit in the front yard playing with Kallie or watching her do her own Chow thing, it’s hard to not look around my q... Read More