death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. ~from a headstone in ireland in one tragic accident, a family is now minus one sweet, beautiful boy. my heart aches for my old school mate, his wife and children. infuriating how...
bowling, braids, beverages (of the adult variety) and boys. does it get more fun? it does. calico kerchiefs on freshly groomed beasts. vanilla shakes shared with a steady. weather so warm play time wraps while the grass is still wet. an afternoon nap. a blanket of...
only three more weeks of winter white. i want to store up the cold like nickels in a ceramic pig. giddy is me seeing my breath in the pitch black morning air. although, maybe i am ready to whisk away this winter coat? i am suffering a knotty stomach still, from ill...
goodbye weekend. good riddance to pity. nothing like a visit with adored aunt charla to send the scary sadness away. grilled cheese and homemade lentil soup help too. new week. fresh start. favorite detests the mopey; he’s always commanded a certain dignity. a...
full disclosure: this is not a review. i don’t eat bacon. anymore. (pause for moment of silence as i commemorate days of crispy salty, sweet love. love that made all things bad and scary..disappear, for 12 seconds as i chewed and swallowed). i’m not one of...
we’re having ‘storm-watch’ 2010 here in so-cal (insert eye roll). i do love a nice (rare) spritz here in sunny-ville, but these photographs do have me longing for skies of blue and cocktails with sand between my toes. i read about this company in...
