Who’s been eating in my (garden) bed
Every morning and every night, for the most part, I carry out the same ritual. In the morning while I wait for the water to boil for my french press […]
The cupboard’s almost bare
Of all the household duties that need my attention the three I like least are emptying the dishwasher (I don’t mind loading it), taking out the trash and grocery shopping. […]
Low on energy
Energy. I’ve heard the word used several times this week in different contexts with different people, strange since I’ve been lacking my usual supply. There have been some financial surprises […]
Gardening is cheaper than therapy and you get tomatoes
We went out to dinner with Bill’s financial adviser, Richard, and his wife, Joan, two weekends ago. After grazing all day at a party celebrating Bill’s cousin’s daughter’s first communion […]
Keeping busy and running into runners
It’s been a busy few weeks. There’s been a birthday party, first communion celebration, memorial service, dinner with friends I’ve known for years and with people I’ve just met, a […]
The Older I Get
I gave my sister this card for her birthday last month. “How true,” I thought at the time. When I was younger the ages we are now seemed so old. For years […]
Last week, last month, tonight, tomorrow…..
One night a couple of weeks ago, as snow fell, Bill and I went for a walk in my neighborhood after dinner. It could have been any night over the last […]
Home Sweet Home
This month marks seventeen years of living in the first, and only, house I have ever owned. I left home when I was eighteen and bought this house, with my husband […]
Gardening and Gallbladders
I knew it was going to pour here on Saturday for most of the day. So when I woke up and looked out the window, saw it was overcast but […]
Comfort Zone, I missed you!
I walked into the photo lab at the high school for my first night of Adult Ed’s ‘Basic Photography’ class. I’d been looking forward to the class for days, couldn’t […]
where my feet are 