Photo by Mike Northcott on Pexels.com Me: Knock Knock MOH: Who’s There? Me: Interrupting Cow MOH: Interrupting C… Me: Mooo! I’m not a small talker. You won’t catch me in a waiting room making chit chat with my fellow waiters. I’m not good at meeting new people nor keeping up my end of the conversation, particularly if … Continue reading Interrupting Cow
I’ve written half a dozen blogs about my mom, and half a dozen more featuring my mom. I’m not sure the world needs another blog about my mom, but apparently I do, because here we are. Last week I posed a question to family and a few friends – ‘How are you like your mother?’ It’s … Continue reading How Are You Like Your Mother?
Backpacks fill the seats of an empty school bus in sunlight Last week, in my blog about field trips https://wp.me/paArEe-1r3 I mused that I could probably write a whole blog about my love for riding the school bus. Challenge accepted. I’ll mention again that I was a walker, so riding the school bus was not a … Continue reading Nostalgic School Bus Memories
A yellow school bus drives along a winding road surrounded by vibrant fall foliage. It’s been more years than I like to think about since my kid was in school, but I recently sent a text message before a family outing saying, “Don’t forget your permission slip and a sack lunch.” (I think I’m amusing … Continue reading Do You Have Your Permission Slip?
I was sitting at the kitchen table eating coconut marshmallows. Well, I wasn’t actually sitting. I was three and a half, maybe four years old. So, it was more like I was in a squirmy crouch, with my feet on the seat of the chair. In retrospect, my wriggly fidgeting was most certainly responsible for what happened next, although … Continue reading Mom, Me, and the Meatball Incident
Dear Cheese, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I was snacking on a slice of pre-dinner Swiss cheese this week when MOH made a non-complimentary comment about my offering him a slice and went to the fridge to get himself a slice of Gouda. I was offended on Swiss’s behalf, and … Continue reading Cheese – A Love Letter
Photo by Brett Sayles on Pexels.com The Prompt: Describe heaven Trying to describe heaven is a very heavy undertaking. That, coupled with the fact that no one really knows, leads me to take a less serious – yet heartfelt – approach. And so, I’ve modified the prompt. The new prompt: Describe your personal heaven Thinking … Continue reading Dogs and Dreams: A Personal Heaven
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Almost forty years ago, my dad was killed in a multi-car accident on I-94 near Kalamazoo. At the time, I was a 22 year old college student, living in an apartment in Traverse City with my brother. Our kindly - and elderly - neighbor who lived across the hall expressed her … Continue reading It’s Only a Number
When I posted the Curious Commute prompt a couple weeks ago I had not considered 'what happens next?' That was it. I was presented a prompt, I wrote about it, I moved on. I was amused by the reader feedback and gave some thought to 'what happens next'. Here it is. When I get home … Continue reading Curious Commute – Part 2
Yes, you heard me correctly, The Joy of February. Seven years ago, in one of my first blogs, I wrote about my love for February. This is a recycled and slightly revamped blog. I gave myself permission to do this since it's a 5th Saturday of the month and I am spending the rest of … Continue reading The Joy of February
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