Writing the good read
This is Mia and her brand spankin’ new fiance John. It’s her birthday today. One of those that ends in a zero. If you see her around, tell her happy birthday. If you see John, tell him he caught a good one. If you see them together, wish them joy. Heck, buy them a drink….
I know some of you are probably hurting for ideas of what to get your dad for Father’s Day on Sunday. I’m here to help. In case you didn’t know, I like to read. So I’ve culled through the books I’ve read in the last few months for five that might be good options to…
This picture of me and my mom and her hairpiece? I was as close to birth when that was taken as I am now to being 50. And I’m totally cool with getting old because the alternative to aging isn’t really something I’m anxious to experience. So happy birthday to me. Go out and have…
Every year during the Blogathon get to explore the word stylings of writers I’ve never read. In some lights, this could be a burden: I have limited time and so many good words to read. But in another light — the one I use to illuminate my life — there can’t be enough good writing…
Ruby is a giant dog. She seems to be smart — she learns quickly, and loves to work for food. Her trainer Ali at Kinship Dog Training says she’s not stupid. But the things this girl is afraid of, even after nearly three years with us, never ceases to amaze me. Consider her top 10…
I lost Saturday. I went to bed on Friday night, and when I couldn’t sleep, I read into the wee hours. I fell asleep at about 5:30 a.m. My intention was to get up around noon. When I first awoke, it was late afternoon, and I wasn’t able to get up. Darling Son always asks,…
I have a problem with books in that I read a lot of them and will forgo sleep to keep turning the pages of a good one. And I invariably pick good books. For the last week or so, I’ve been plowing through the trilogy on which the PBS series Call the Midwife is based….
I pushed publish and it disappeared. So while I rewrite the post, let’s all hate technology together, okay?
Mean Lady has needed some help with Mean Baby while Mr. Mean Lady is out of town on business for a few weeks. It’s been a gas for me since I’m stuck in the middle of parenting a teenage mutant on the verge of getting a driver’s license. It also helps that she’s a girl,…
But sometimes you get what your mom wants When I’m looking for something specific, it seems I can never find exactly what I’m looking for. If I ever thought I was imagining it, today proved the truth. Wednesday is girl’s night out for me and Natasha, my BFF and Darling Son’s original babysitter. Today…