A perfect way to bid farewell to August. Hamburgers and hotdogsWhite wine and roseA sunset walk to the beach with ice cream conesSwimming (and skinny dipping) at sunsetOld, dear friendsAn outdoor shower, PJs, and a movieLearning to play dominosAnd new baby news! Thank you, Hawkins! Email this post
Heard this on the radio today – was instantly back with you three, dancing and singing.You were my first ground zero, the first group of friends who were home to me.Thank you. Round of Blues – Shawn Colvin Here we go againAnother round of bluesSeveral miles agoI set down my angel shoesOn a lost highwayFor [...]
I read my friend Jessica Shattuck’s novel, Perfect Life, recently, and loved it. The marvelous book is about many things, but that which has stayed with me most is the exploration of how we create families. Of the various ways we give birth to and raise and love children, of the careful selection of who [...]
“Its about knowing when it is time to lay something to rest.Its about understanding what no longer serves you (or, perhaps, what never even did) and finding a new way instead.Its in ignoring the lure to remain a victim and taking a look at what you can do instead of remaining stuck in fear and [...]
This is a truly marvelous reminder of the little gifts we can give each other. Of the way small gestures and kindnesses can have an enormous impact. In this time of inclement weather inside my own head, one of the most reliable ways for me to feel happy is to reach out to others, to [...]
Poetry makes nothing happen. It survives in the valley of its saying. – W.H. Auden It is hard to get the news from poems/but men die miserably every day/for lack of what is found there. – William Carlos Williams Perhaps this is why I love poetry – it speaks to me below the rational, conscious [...]
Jenn’s words today (as they have other days) have me nodding and blinking back tears. Oh, Jenn. Yes. I know. First of all, I am not tired of your musings, nor do I suspect I ever will be. Second of all, I can relate to the sense of feeling pressure to be over it already, [...]
Actually operating the tractor. It doesn’t get better than this for Mr. Whit. Email this post
Jumping off of the diving board with nobody in the pool to “catch” him. Celebrated this achievement by repeating it about 100 times. Email this post
Kate, at sweet/salty, is one of my favorite Internet writers. Her words are magical, full of gorgeous imagery and big leaps and blunt honesty. I love her post today. Some excerpts:We like to think that life is joy punctuated with pain but it’s not. Life is pain punctuated with moments of joy. The optimist in [...]
