Grief isn’t sadness, it’s exhaustion
Google has P A G E S of hits when you search for grief and exhaustion. I know this because every couple of months I...
The one about a triple-header funeral
How do you inter your loved ones when you don't have a family cemetery, strong ties to a particular religion, you don't have children who...
A Long December
Today would have been my dad's 77th birthday. He died two weeks after his 60th. It used to be, growing up, Bill's birthday, then a...
The Practicality of Preparing
The last few months, I've been helping my aunt and uncle decide what to do with their manuscripts, correspondence, papers, and library. They're not planning...
When you want to punch a holiday in the throat
Dear Goddamn Diary; I don't know why this year in particular - what makes this year any different than the last sixteen - but I'm...
Ghost
I love a good ghost story, especially haunted houses. But do I believe in ghosts? Hmm. Well, I'd have to believe in an afterlife in...
Ruminations on Self-Employment: Staying Upbeat… or, not.
One of my old Regional Managers, back when I worked at a Big Box Bookstore, used to say that "energy comes from the top." Meaning,...
Hello, evening
A lot of my evenings since the birthday party have looked like this. Pajamas, knitting, a little drinkie, and (until I ate them all) a...
Dad’s old train set
Dusty, and could use some touching up, but still just as loved (by me) as when my dad opened it for Christmas some time in...
Thank you, Aunt Gay and Uncle Joe!
Aunt Gay and Uncle Joe surprised me with some tickets to see Michael Smith last night, a singer/songwriter out of Chicago, whose music I was...
Five phrases I’ve taken to heart
There is nothing neither good nor bad but thinking makes it so. Shakespeare, from Hamlet. I think that's true. A lot of what happens around,...
Wednesday, April 11th
Back when I took the Intro to Sewing class, I decided to strike while the iron was hot (so to speak) and made space in...
