We have probably all experienced this at one time or another. You wash a window and stand back, admiring the shine. Then, later that day, you look at the window again and are taken aback by the smudges you now see. Streaks are crossing what you thought were clean windows. Of course, the smears didn’t just [...]
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June 22, 2010Me and my Dad
June 20, 2010Here are two snapshots of me and my Dad. The first is one of the earliest pictures of us, taken in 1957 when I was just nine days old. Mom and Dad look pretty proud to be parents. I love the way I’m looking at him. The second one was taken nearly 47 years later on [...]
Find your mud puddle and dance!
June 13, 2010Kids: They dance before they learn there is anything that isn’t music. - William Stafford When was the last time you watched a child play in the rain? For that matter, if you’re a parent, when was the last time you allowed your child to play in the rain, jumping through the puddles? Taking it one step [...]
Happy Anniversary, Ken!
June 2, 2010This is my wedding picture. Very 70s, don’t you think? I’m not quite as thin as I was then and my husband, Ken, shaves his head and just shaved the mustache last year. Appearances and wisdom aside, we are still the happy couple you see here. Today is our 31st wedding anniversary. As we’ve approached this date, we’ve [...]
Update – The eggs hatched!
May 5, 2010My post titled “It’s Simple. It’s Powerful. It’s Life.” published April 27 shared the story of a cardinal nest on our back porch. Well, this past Saturday, the eggs hatched. We have baby birds!
Life as a book
May 1, 2010Yesterday, I attended the funeral mass honoring the spouse of one of my co-workers. It was a really beautiful Irish Catholic service, complete with bagpipes and Celtic hymns of blessing. The deceased had planned it himself after being recently diagnosed with cancer. When it was time for the sermon, the priest began: Every life is [...]
It’s simple. It’s powerful. It’s life.
April 27, 2010In the back of our house, we have a three-sided, covered porch. It’s a great place to sit, relax, and enjoy the yard, sheltered from the sun and rain. We can listen to music out there, or sit and read, or just enjoy each other’s company – or, even some solitude. There are wicker chairs with big [...]
“Sucks” – questionable, taboo, or OK?
April 13, 2010Profanity is the common crutch of the conversational cripple. -David Keuck I don’t recall who said it, but I remember reading not too long ago that someone who uses profanity is really demonstrating an ignorance of the English language. There are many alternate ways to express the emotion, anger, frustration, surprise, or shock that is [...]
Boys & Books
April 6, 2010The March 27 NY Times Op-Ed page carried an article that somewhat surprised me. For many years, we’ve heard about girls lagging behind boys in science and math. However, did you know that boys are now lagging behind girls in reading? I was a lucky Mom for many reasons, but one of them is that both [...]
Foolish?
April 1, 2010While looking up the history of April Fool’s Day, I came across the following list of special observances also held on this day. Beyond the religious observance of Holy Thursday, some of these make we wonder if we are all fools – or, at least foolish!! Also celebrated on April 1 are: Boomer Bonus Day International [...]
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