There are things I cannot tell you. That’s hard for me. During the growing season, these stories are a running narrative in my head. The narrative helps me make sense of my life during a busy time of year. I used to try to always write these weekly pieces as an expert: a veteran home […]
Everybody’s Favorite Neighbor
When it rains, it pours. I’m sitting in the cop car, staring out over Panther Creek on Sunday, looking at the back of the cafe, waiting for the cop to take down my statement about the body upstairs in the house where we’re parked. He’s being very kind to me. But he’s not a fast […]
The Nursing Home
Ula has needle felted a tail and a set of testicles and then attached them with velcro to a plush lamb. Saoirse and Bob are running through slides of farm photos, choosing the best and putting them in order. It’s the first day of spring, only a few days after the shooter drove through our […]
F**K Perspective
September 11th and the twin towers. March of 2020 and the start of the pandemic. These are two events I have witnessed in my lifetime where I a think of my life before that moment…and then after. The third happened last week, when a shooter, a neighbor, drove through our hamlet in the middle […]
The Art of Beginning
All right…I REALLY want to forget about this whole shooting thing for a bit and return to some semblance of normal. Right before the March 19 incident, we recorded our first podcast of the season. The launch may be a little late, but the sentiments are still the same…. Spring catches us with our […]
Fairy Time
“If the time is supposed to fly by, why do the days drag?” Bob asked this question repeatedly when the girls were little. We got so annoyed when everyone would say “Oh! Take lots of pictures! The time goes by so fast!” It seemed our elders tirelessly admonished us for their parenting regrets. We were already […]
Fashion Passion
“You’re going to need to buy two of everything. Sisters don’t like to share their stuff.” That was the first piece of advice I remember after I’d given birth to Ula. I remember it because it was the first piece of advice that I thoroughly rejected. There was no way I was going to buy […]
Control vs Choice
We bring our dog to the vet twice in the week before we leave. First he’s limping (normal with the ice and snow), then he’s puking (also normal with his penchant for jumping into the compost and snacking). But we want to make sure everything is fine. I make lists: packing lists, food lists, to-do […]
Travel
By the time you read this, everything will be riding on Ken Follett. No pressure, Ken. But I need you now. A copy of Pillars of the Earth has been sitting unopened beside my desk for the past month. Over Christmas break I read the prequel to it, The Evening and the Morning. I was […]
Music for a winter’s night
Bob and I used to organize monthly jam sessions. We called them Stitch, Bitch, Pluck and Bow. Folks brought potlucks, friends who didn’t play music were encouraged to bring their knitting or other handwork. The evenings were nice… But I was stressed as hell. I wanted my house to be CLEAN, which was nearly impossible […]
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