Oh, oh… oh my God….ooooooh! Oh man, oh wow, oh my God…. Just hold still, I’m almost done. Two men, in my kitchen. One is on his knees, head bent to the floor, hand over the sink – oh my God, I’m about to pass out – the other, holding this hand over the sink … Continue reading What I Did On My Spring Vacation
#FindingJoy
Let’s Talk About April (784 days)
I know, I know. It’s been over a month. A lot has happened. Nothing has happened. Let’s talk about April. I have found the customer care in our county’s environmental department to be abysmal. Solely because I have left THREE messages and Todd sent several emails regarding a perc test and absolutely NO ONE has … Continue reading Let’s Talk About April (784 days)
749 Days
It’s been 749 days since we enjoyed our last normal week. 749 days since my son arrived home from college in the middle of the night, the truck packed with his belongings. 749 days since Veruca’s school announced a “temporary”closure. 749 days since Todd moved into his home office and dissolved into what seemed like … Continue reading 749 Days
How to Keep the Love Alive in Any Relationship
Defrost a refrigerator together. Especially if that refrigerator is a Samsung and you are in the habit of defrosting it several times a year. I hate our refrigerator. The fan “freezes” up and then it slowly gets warmer in there (but only the fridge, not the freezer). My wonderfully versatile and skilled husband can fix … Continue reading How to Keep the Love Alive in Any Relationship
The Air Up There
She asked me to work at the restaurant in her place one night and when I got there I realized that she wanted me to COOK and I have literally no idea how to make any of her menu items and how can I possibly DO this? She didn’t seem to care and I just … Continue reading The Air Up There
Please, No BS
ON the second day of my summer vacation, Shuggie woke me up just before 4 a.m. to go outside. Then she stayed out there and I couldn’t sleep. When she finally came back in, I laid in bed tossing and turning until I must’ve dozed off, which seemed like mere minutes because suddenly she was … Continue reading Please, No BS
It’s Gonna Be May
Hooray, hooray, the first of May! Outdoor Fffff…ing starts today… Whoops! There goes my PG rating. It’s shaping up to be a beautiful day today, after gale-force winds yesterday shook the house and … quite possibly Sabra, to the core. I don’t know exactly what happened but I’ve never, in ten years, heard her make … Continue reading It’s Gonna Be May
Bittersweet Drive
The pronouncement was made and there was much anger and yelling and screaming, but strangely, no tears. There were no tears. Seldom were there any tears. The dish rack in the kitchen was wiped from the counter, shattering to the floor. Always, something had to be broken. Hearts were pounding, all of them. One for … Continue reading Bittersweet Drive
Random Thoughts for April 1, 2021
By no means a single day collection. I write stuff down on pieces of paper and so this compilation comes from that stash in my work bag and on my desk at home. There’s an actual street called Bittersweet Drive and I’ve decided it will be the title of one of my short stories. Or, … Continue reading Random Thoughts for April 1, 2021
Drive
It is always quiet there, in the car. I’ve done a lot of driving solo, since I was old enough to drive. I drove to my high school in my Audi Fox. It was loud and embarrassing in the beginning, while I learned the finer points of balancing the clutch against the gas. My best … Continue reading Drive
The Tara Chronicles 