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As Life Goes On Around Me

July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 / Tara / 4 Comments

As I continue to heal and not complain about it – (I joked with Todd over the weekend that he should be glad I’m not Opac, who would complain about every ache and pain like he was dying and then announce that his funeral was imminent) – life goes on around me. Not quite two … Continue reading As Life Goes On Around Me

Inclement Weather, 49 hours later

March 22, 2018 / Tara / Leave a comment

  Blogged while eating Ben & Jerry’s Peanut Butter Cup ice cream. Orange Polo Shirt was located less than 10 minutes after I published that last post. I found it buried under a pile of clothing on top of the suitcase he’d taken to Nashville. Okay, I lifted exactly 4 articles of clothing – most … Continue reading Inclement Weather, 49 hours later

While You Were Away

March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 / Tara / Leave a comment

Dear Mom: It may not be as exciting as shaking scorpions out of your suitcase, or having howler monkeys next to your patio, or being laid over for 12 hours in a biker bar, but you missed some good times back here in the Northeast. I know the news about threats of school violence worried … Continue reading While You Were Away

The Delicate Balance

January 16, 2018January 16, 2018 / Tara / 2 Comments

I never think about how the dynamic of our household is laid out. How it affects the alkalinity and salinity and compatibility of all its elements like a saltwater fish tank. The kids come and go from their dad’s house, which changes the dynamic, but it’s not unmanageable for me. At least not anymore. It … Continue reading The Delicate Balance

The First Days of 2018

January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 / Tara / 1 Comment

As another year turns the corner, I cleanse my inbox of useless emails and spam, browse the pages of social media for inspiration. I get emails from a website that offers design inspiration for your home and garden and life. One included a reminder about, and how and where, to start decluttering your space. Purging … Continue reading The First Days of 2018

The Weekend, Food, and the Apocalypse

July 5, 2017July 5, 2017 / Tara / Leave a comment

The 4th of July weekend, they call it, even though the 4th doesn’t actually fall on a weekend this year, but is in fact on Tuesday. But the fireworks and explosives junkies don’t let a little detail like that derail their plans to blow shit up and generally disturb whole neighborhoods and animals alike. FIVE … Continue reading The Weekend, Food, and the Apocalypse

The Shadow

April 14, 2017April 14, 2017 / Tara / 2 Comments

It has been 10 days since my last confession. A lot has happened in those 10 days. But let’s back up for a minute. I very briefly hinted at a new addition to our family in a post about a month ago. It’s a bit of an involved story. Veruca and I had seen a … Continue reading The Shadow

Life After Midnight

March 6, 2017 / Tara / 1 Comment

  Home from work at 1:36 a.m. and enjoying a little leftover Ferrari-Carano Siena Red, which is delicious by the way, while the kitty snores behind me and everyone else sleeps. It sucks working Saturday nights, if only because I come home and Todd is sound asleep at 1 a.m. because he rises so early. … Continue reading Life After Midnight

My Other Kids

February 15, 2017February 15, 2017 / Tara / 2 Comments

The dog and cat are standing in the kitchen staring at me as I cook. They do this now. They stand side by side waiting for me, depending on where I am and the time of day. On weekends it’s by my side of the bed. Or outside the bathroom door. My kids are grown … Continue reading My Other Kids

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