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  • Recollectin’ on the reason I’m doing this blog

    Dear Grandchildren I’ll Never Meet, It’s now 2012 and there’s no sign of you yet, so I’m thinking my prognostication is right on. Well, let’s hope so at this point since your Mom or Dads are only 22, 20 and 15. Another 10 years, methinks, at least, and yes I know that doesn’t make me… Read more

  • Aaaaah!

    Delightful vacation and still have New Year’s to look forward to! Lovely to have the 20-somethings coming in and out all day on Christmas, great food, lots and lots and lots of laughter and mockery. I would not want to be anyone other than me. Read more

  • An average morning three days after yet another crucifixion of character

    Dutifully making my husband a breakfast smoothie of banana, berries, eggs, mixed greens and protein powder as he showers upstairs, I realize as I snap the blender to ‘off’ that someone is standing behind me in the kitchen. I don’t turn, rather reaching up for the crystal glassware to divvy up the slurry. I know… Read more

  • Be you never safe

    Well, pity. Just when I was able to go off the antidepressants, I find out I’m not safe here either. Silly, silly TR! You will never be safe! You will never be safe! You will never be safe! You will never be safe! You will never be safe! You will never be safe! You will… Read more

  • A rare slow day at work when I’m sitting there waiting for people to get things back to me

    I challenge the whole “If you’re bored then you’re boring” concept because, although I’m bored out of my mind at the moment, I am not the one to judge whether I am indeed a boring person. While I understand the notion that someone ought to be able to connive or contrive something entertaining to undertake… Read more

  • Dec. 1

    I stretch my back out, or at least try to. My wrist has stopped throbbing and my ribs seem all intact. It’s a snowy Dec. 1 in Colorado — not the nice fluffy stuff either, the icy darts that seem to attack your exposed flesh no matter which way you turn — and it’s Hazel’s birthday.… Read more