Jan 22, 2024 | Personal Blog
I’d been dreading the appointment. At least I knew what to expect. Thanks to my fair skin and the countless hours I spent back in the 1970’s and early 80’s, marinating myself in baby oil and air-frying myself on an aluminum foil blanket, my...
Jan 15, 2024 | Personal Blog
A few months ago, Ben was home for the weekend. Ben and Rosie, our golden retriever, share a bond. When we first brought puppy Rosie home, she squirmed her way into his coat, her snout buried under his arm. So, when Ben and I go for a walk, of course Rosie comes too....
Jan 8, 2024 | Personal Blog
“Daniel has a surprise,” Sarah told me on the phone. “Want to tell Lala?” she asked him. “YES!” Daniel squealed. There was much commotion–phone yanking and running around. And then quiet. “Um…Lala?” he...
Jan 1, 2024 | Personal Blog
Happy New Year, friends! A couple of weeks ago, I was rushing around, doing some late Christmas shopping when something weird happened. A little imp jumped in my basket and begged me to take him home. See him there? I was supposed to be shopping for other...
Jan 8, 2023 | Personal Blog
Around 3 am on Friday morning, a stink bug who’d been buzzing around our bedroom got suddenly quiet. Usually I’m not horrified by the occasional stink bug that wanders into my house. As bugs go, they’re not so bad. Their bodies look like small...
May 17, 2019 | Personal Blog
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...