SWEET LITTLE ROAD TRIP
As the old song says, “Carry me back to Old Virginny”. Little by little, this state seems to be capturing my heart. Maybe it’s because …
MOVING PARTS 1
IN THE ATTIC Reality hits. Our New Hampshire home of 44 years now belongs to strangers. Other lives will be lived within these familiar walls. …
MOVING PARTS 2
HOMECOMING What is it about this little house that enchants and embraces us? Like a treasure hidden in the deep recesses of Zillow, it reached …
MOVING PARTS 3
THE ALLEN WRENCH AND ME When you are raised in a household that is unrelentingly female, there is a lot that you never experience. I …
MOVING PARTS 4
STUYVESANT STREET IT’S A SMALL THING IN THE LIGHT OF WORLD HUNGER, BUT I HAVE ALWAYS LONGED TO LIVE ON A STREET WITH A POETIC …
MRS. PIGGLE WIGGLE
Have you met her? She might be living in your neighborhood, that is if you can spot a little brown upside down house in a …
LOOK FOR THE GIFTS
It takes me a minute to recognize her. Every trace of her bright blonde hair has been robbed by the chemo. Still, the smile is …
SEMANTIC CONTAMINATIONS
We’ve all heard them. We’ve all accepted them as norma“I’m honing in on my college choices”.“Let’s hone in on vacation plans”. “He honed in on …
BEYOND DECEMBER 25
“What’s on your mind?” asks Facebook. Well, other than shopping, baking, wrapping, etc., it’s a favorite scripture verse from Isaiah 9 which seems all too …