The Need for a Tree

The Need for a Tree

Dec 23, 2022 | Memoir

Some years, Christmas is hard. Sometimes, it isn’t the most wonderful time of the year at all. For whatever reasons. This year has been very difficult for me to find and completely engage the holiday spirit for more than a few hours at a time. It started before we...
Remembering Sophie Britannia

Remembering Sophie Britannia

Dec 21, 2022 | Memoir

Many thanks to the fine family of pet professionals at Jones Animal Hospital for helping our Sophie Britannia cross over the Rainbow Bridge this afternoon. Words cannot express my gratitude to them, or my sense of loss over Ms Sophie right now. Russ was there with me,...
Where I Am Today

Where I Am Today

Nov 12, 2022 | Memoir

It’s a rainy Saturday morning. I’ve been antsy lately, but simultaneously lethargic. I want to travel. I want to go and do and be and have adventures. I’ve been going to physical therapy twice a week since August and it has worn me down emotionally and mentally. I...
Time to Write

Time to Write

Nov 12, 2022 | Uncategorized

I’m still trying to get back into the writing groove. I’ll be honest – some days are better than others. I haven’t been making it to the 7 a.m. Writing Prompt Zoom Group. My heart hasn’t been so much into writing or into sharing, which makes going to the Zoom less...
Straight No Chaser

Straight No Chaser

Oct 29, 2022 | Memoir

I fell in love with the a capella group Straight No Chaser about a decade or so ago, when I discovered their mash-up smash of “Twelve Days of Christmas” and Toto’s “Africa.” Seriously, if you have somehow missed this, Google it – go find it on YouTube. The result is...
Two Days Away

Two Days Away

Oct 18, 2022 | Memoir

Russ and I typically try to get away for a trip every Fall. During “intense covid,” this simply couldn’t happen. This year, it wasn’t financially feasible to do one, plus, he hasn’t been able to get much time off from work, not even to go visit his family (his father...