Persistent
The landscaper said those shrubs were at the end of their life, recommended they be pulled out and replaced. That was six years ago. Yesterday I trimmed off a foot of new growth, lush and green with...
View ArticleOur Histories
As a child, I hated history class. All that pointless memorization. All those names of European explorers, battle generals, and document drafters that blended together in my brain. So many exact dates...
View ArticleSubject to Change
I walked out in the morning to find the flowers I’d been nurturing shriveled on their stems, leaves drooped as if the plant had caught some sort of virus. I don’t know what happened. Maybe a rabbit or...
View ArticleRidin’ with Biden (there’s no other choice)
Because the past four years have effectively turned me into a political junkie, I just watched all four nights of the Democratic convention. All. Four. Nights. I recall seeing snippets of other...
View ArticleAllowing Myself Grace
Last week I got way off track with my schedule for a number of reasons, a big one being that my daughter began another nine week session of online school from home due to COVID-19. My family has been...
View ArticleWoman in Transition
Today’s post is brought to you by pain, the kind of pain that only women know, particularly women of a certain age. Let’s talk about perimenopause, shall we? If you’re asking, what the heck is that?,...
View ArticleNever Forget, But Also Pay Attention
Of course, I remember where I was on September 11, 2001. I was home with my five-week-old son, and as the day ticked on, I became more and more afraid for his future. We now call this day Patriot Day....
View ArticleReleasing Ourselves from Shame
Last week I noticed author Brené Brown posting some new downloadable graphics to commemorate the tenth anniversary of her book The Gifts of Imperfection. Immediately I decided I’d print out two of...
View ArticleVoting Is a Statement of Values
There’s a wordy meme that’s been going around, the point of which is something to the effect of I won’t think less of you because of who you vote for. My own husband shared this meme, and it’s taken...
View ArticleThe Never-ending Journey
I don’t think one ever recovers from losing a parent, no matter the nature of the loss. Losing anyone important to us comes with grief, and since parents are meant to be our foundation both...
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