I can’t believe it: after all these weeks of anticipation, Lulu’s and my short trip is already a memory. Let me tell you about the rest of it. Saturday morning we sat around and drank lots of tea and coffee. When Molly attempted to capture a documentary snapshot of the inside of our AirBnB, I leapt into the frame to photobomb her. Despite all that caffeine, the two of us couldn’t come to a decision […]
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All the Way to Jackson
Thursday, November 18 The view out my front window first thing this morning: How inconsiderate, entitled and/or clueless, and it happens constantly. I know, I know: what do I expect when I live in a city? And what’s the big deal anyway? Who cares? Well, I do. I’ve encountered three types of parking violator in my driveway: Those who nose into it just enough so I can barely see past them when backing out into […]
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Man, are these scary times in this old U.S. of A. Every day the outrages dreamed up by the right keep compounding and getting ever more shocking and dangerous. All my life I’ve been naïve in my delusion that this couldn’t happen here. I’m stunned. I remain grateful to Ellen D. for introducing me to the historical perspective and insight of Heather Cox Richardson. On the radiantly bright side, Ember and Jesse finally got their […]
Read moreThe Belly of the Beast
Editor’s note: The beginning of this story was originally woven cleverly and gracefully into my previous post. But after days and days, its denouement was still not apparent, so I decided to pluck it out and save it for later. Why? Because of Small, for whom its unanswered questions would be worrisome. The creative sacrifices I make for her! Then last night I decided not to post it at all because a friend said it’s […]
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