I’ve been on a neighborhood kick lately. As in the one I live in. Regarding this thought, my husband made this comment last week: Someone can put in a donut store and a restaurant, but it’s not going to really make a long term change to the neighborhood. Sure, we enjoy our local donut and … More if you gave me $10,000
I am sometimes in awe at the strangeness of my neighborhood. A huge, Victorian style home with an art gallery on the first floor and some sort of commune going on upstairs. A Pilgrim Holiness church complete with women who only wear skirts – no pants. A car door stuck perpendicular in a front yard … More {moving in}
My husband has told me many times I act like everyone is out to get me. I confess this is sometimes true. But I do have evidence. Really, I do. Trust me. Anyway, I do love a good conspiracy theory. I don’t believe Oswald acted alone [does anyone, really?]. I think too much. Not that … More conspiracy theory
There are train tracks beyond our back fence. I remember getting the scoop regarding the train before we moved into our house. The previous owner who is also our current next door neighbor told us………. The train only comes by once a day, usually around eleven o’clock in the morning, and it moves very … More train
Up at 4:30am; awake since around 3:00. That’s my early Wednesday saga. Thoughts going through my head. Work stuff, kid stuff. I just sent emailed myself a to-do list. I should probably try reading instead of staring at this screen. The light doesn’t help my insomnia. I’m fortunate in that I generally don’t struggle with … More thank you, but what about this?
This is a prayer from the February 5 reading of Common Prayer: Lord, remind us that it is not always agitated uprisings and nonstop activity which lead to justice, but that change often comes through the quiet commitment of a small group of people. Help us raise our small body of people to set about … More extraORDinary
Sometimes I wonder if I have any business doing what I do. Being where I am. Living where I live. Etc. Midway through my college years, I transferred schools. Northern Arizona University I went from a state university to a small, private school. I moved my educational life from the forested mountains of northern Arizona … More surfer table
Today is Monday and it’s a rainy day. I’m one of those “rainy days and Mondays” people. In other words, it’s not easy for me to be overjoyed on a Monday that’s also a rainy day. I’m trying to focus on gratitude during this season of Lent. One of the specific ways I’m trying to … More ordinary
If you are not familiar with the term ombre, I suggest you GOOGLE it. It seems to be popular now, in hair, in nail color, in furniture painting, decorating, etc. Basically, if you can change the color of something, ombre is a possibility. After much [and I emphasize much] consideration, my teenage daughter decided upon … More ombre and fashion and kids
A little over a year ago I wrote an entry entitled, {disappointment}. It was written in response to just that, some disappointments our family was facing. Funny that today, a Friday, the first day of a new month, the eve of a weekend filled with family activities and enjoyment, I find myself struggling with disappointment. … More the failure of hopes to manifest
Upon a Sunny Day 