Ode to an Old House

I walked in and fell in love. I saw you for all your potential; your light, your charm, your openness. I knew that, in you, I could breathe. You weren’t without your flaws. Cracks and broken things could be found without looking hard, but it’s only to be expected when you’ve seen so much life.

Thankful I Can’t Remember

I had been sitting for what seemed an eternity in the waiting room at the doctor’s office for a routine checkup. Even my phone eventually left me bored, so I looked around for something else to occupy my mind, when I spotted the cover of TIME magazine for June 6.Brain stuff! Score! (Yes, I am […]

Get Your Change Here

 “I’ve got to get out of this town!” “I wish I could pick up and move to a new place, with new people and just start fresh.” Ever had those thoughts? I know I have. I’ve lived within 30 minutes of the same town my entire life. For many years I referred to my hometown […]

Here’s to Many More Years of Not Wanting to be a Year Older

Tomorrow is the first day October. Yikes. On a couple of levels. Yikes #1: Having a new baby, I find that this Summer passed with me in my house almost without exception. There was very little swimming, no camping, and considerably less “fun.” (More joy, however.) I feel like I missed out on an entire […]