Love Story Unfurled On October 1st, 1960, In a dusty little Arizona town, found along Highway 66 two cars meet. One is coming from LA to the west, the other from Albuquerque to the east. It is a halfway point. In the car from LA is a young woman, blonde hair pulled into a ponytail … Continue reading Love Story Unfurled
Yellow. Grainy and Yellow.
It is yellow. It is hot. Grainy waves of heat radiate from the pavement. Yellow and hot, must be Texas. The hills are yellow, the grass is yellow, the dirt is yellow. Even the adobe houses are yellow. My earliest memory must be Texas. I am playing in the garage of a neighbor. For shade? … Continue reading Yellow. Grainy and Yellow.
Those Uninspired Days
The wind is blowing outside, the rain is falling, fog dense, clouds heavy around the house and on the water. It is a blustery day, leaves carried Willy-Nilly. It is too early for Autumn, but my trees look a little weary and my plants a little battered.It is a good day to do something … Continue reading Those Uninspired Days
Moving a House, by the Numbers
When Nancy called and told us she had found a condo she wanted to buy, we were thrilled for her. Secretly, we had all worried about her alone in the big house on the hill, steep driveway to shovel in the winter, closing it down during her long travels, simply the maintenance of a older, … Continue reading Moving a House, by the Numbers
Playing Santa
It was almost Christmas break. The kids were excited, the teachers were excited, heck, even the parents were excited. Today we would have our class parties, do our little gift exchanges then say goodbye for the next two weeks. Two weeks that we could relax and enjoy our families. Two weeks of holiday parties, friends … Continue reading Playing Santa
Glaringly Obvious
It was glaringly obvious that I had two choices. Stay or leave. And baby I left. I left hard. I jumped in my brother's car and we booked it. Not before Dumbo discovered and he chased after us. It was comical, sort of sad. He had roused from his foggy, drugged out stupor and chased … Continue reading Glaringly Obvious
To Take a Picture
The other day I was sent a "Snap" of my grandson. I thought it was especially cute and I asked if it could be sent to me via text message so I could watch it again later. "Snaps," you see, go away after a day. Turns out the snap had not been saved and there … Continue reading To Take a Picture
The Sun Came Out
After two months of cloudy, cold and rainy days the sun came out and it was glorious! Suddenly the air was filled with the sounds of people, busy in their yards, busy on the water, busy recreating. My Facebook feed flooded with pictures of people who had hiked here, gone to this lake there, laid … Continue reading The Sun Came Out
To Say Yes to a Dress
One year ago Sarah called, sounding as happy as I had heard her in a long time, and said she was engaged. This was followed almost immediately by a picture on FB of her on a windswept hillside holding up her ring finger. Beautiful diamond. Big smile. Within a week a I had a new … Continue reading To Say Yes to a Dress
Possibilities
Scott and I were chatting the other night, and as is often the case, our conversation turned to retirement. I had to admit that I now understood his fear of "What will I do all day when I am retired." For YEARS my response to that has been, "A hobby silly!" I told him I … Continue reading Possibilities
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