When EVERYONE Came to My Yard
A couple of nights ago I went for a walk and when I returned, everyone had showed up in my yard. Literally. An index card with the word “everyone” neatly written in marker was nestled in the grass in front of my dogwood tree. A tiny ant was making a...
To See Or Not to See
I noticed him walking toward us as we headed down a street I didn’t know. Chicago is a big city, I’m a little directionally challenged, and it was just me and Sarah, my grown daughter. I wasn’t sure what this homeless man would do. Was he mentally...
What Happens When You Eavesdrop on the Subway
I didn’t mean to eavesdrop. Or maybe I did. Either way, my Nosey Nancy self got herself a gift last week on vacation and my brain is still turning it over, examining it, chuckling over the wonder of it, and rationalizing my habit of bumping into things because I...
Stepping into Paintings– Treasures I Found There
Do you know this chair? You may recognize it as Van Gogh’s, a chair with his pipe and tobacco on the seat, his distinctive signature on the box behind it. But when I look at it, I see a love story- for him and for me! Well that’s dramatic, Becky. It is!...
Saying Yes to What Scares You- What’s the Worst That Could Happen?
I found out the answer to that question at 1:48 am on Sunday morning. It’s kind of hilarious now, but it absolutely wasn’t then. But more about that later… Earlier this year something extra weird happened in my neighborhood that has become the theme...Get Becky’s New Book
