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As I made the bed I realized that generally I am sound asleep between 1:30 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. I’m always thankful for sleep. And I know here and there I sleep more than that, but I can generally always count on those hours. It really doesn’t take very long to spend the night at…
Remember when your mom texted you a photo and asked you if you liked the new arrangement of furniture in the gathering room. Or your son sent a selfie from his college dorm room asking if his sweater matched his shirt well enough to go to his next interview? Or your daughter, from the dressing…
“What kind of ticket do you want?” The lady behind the thick glass with the hole in it (to stick your face through to talk) asked. “I have no idea!” I gasped. “All I know is that my daughter’s band performs in four minutes. So whatever kind of ticket that needs, I’ll take that!” I…
Oh you know, it’s the day after Christmas. The glitter is settling.And all the carolers have stopped caroling,and the nutcrackers have stopped nutcracking…or something like that,and the sugar plum fairy’s twirling has wound to a stop. The holly has wilted. “Last Christmas” by Wham… will no longer be blasting across the car radio for the…
Philip said I almost died. All I know is that I was sicker-more-sick-as-sick-as-I’ve-ever-been-sick. Saturday before Easter I was admitted to the hospital and spent a few days on IV antibiotics and had a miriad of tests run. It’s taken a long time to recover. Hhhhmmmm, have I recovered?? This year has been difficult, but I’m…
There he sat slumped on a park bench that stood beside a main road in our town. His head hung to one side. He appeared dead. His dirty blond curly locks flipped carelessly in the breeze. The hair on his head hung as though his teenage halo of hasty decisions had slipped just a…
I suppose when you have a creative design business, the sky is the limit when it comes to projects that come your way. Her handsome son was graduating from High School in June. He’d found an old vintage suitcase, well, this suitcase in the photo above actually. Never mind that I remember the day that…
Remember late last summer when I was wondering where July went? And we were longing for more fireworks and sparklers and strawberry lemonade on the porch and homemade vanilla ice cream? And we were busy meeting heads of cauliflower and Saturday was busy handing us snow cones. Well, the other day, dreary over cast rainy…
You don’t do Valentine’s Day? WHY not!? I mean… after all… there’s red, and pink, and fluff and lace and flowers AND chocolate and balloons and engagements and weddings AND love. How could you NOT do Valentine’s day? But I get it…over there in that OTHER category… there is sadness and loneliness and heartache and…
Remember the night you were watching Antiques Roadshow and you decided to reset some resolutions? One by one the “treasure hopefuls” brought their wares to the antique curators. And remember how they were full of eager anticipation to find the value of their keepsakes? Oh good!! So you remember too! Come sit by me. Let’s…