Since your heart stopped, I’ve been listening to the silence between the heartbeats. It can be a lonely place to linger, filled with the absence […]
CBS Sunday Morning
No Comments on CBS Sunday Morning
I watch CBS Sunday Morning online at my desk instead of on the big screen TV, sitting in a comfy chair, to avoid political virus […]
Mother’s Day Isn’t The Same
4 Comments on Mother’s Day Isn’t The Same
Mother’s Day isn’t going to be the same for a lot of us this year. Many of the usual ways we celebrate our mothers aren’t […]
Thinking With The Trees
No Comments on Thinking With The Trees
I sat on the swing in the yard and watched new green leaves sway in a sensual dance as a spring breeze kissed the trees […]
I Am
2 Comments on I Am
I am the daughter of a mother whose American roots were planted with the Mayflower and an immigrant father, who wanted to live where all […]
The Whole Cloth
2 Comments on The Whole Cloth
They tell you to look ahead, to keep your eyes on the prize, to watch where you’re going, to let the past go because it’s […]
Time for Some Change
No Comments on Time for Some Change
The soda machine at work has always been my friend. While others crave their break time coffee, I like my caffeine cold and bubbly. It’s […]
The Squirrels’s Conversation
2 Comments on The Squirrels’s Conversation
Here we are at day 25 of the PAD challenge. 5/6s of the way to the finish line. Today’s prompt asked me to write a […]
Thinking About Squirrels
No Comments on Thinking About Squirrels
When I was a little girl and lived in the city I was excited by the squirrels that would run along my mother’s clothesline from […]
Social Drinking
4 Comments on Social Drinking
I’ve never been a big drinker; even when I was young I never wanted to get drunk and lose control. The idea of doing things […]