My little granddaughter is a complicated person: affectionate, headstrong, bright, spirited, cheerful, opinionated, creative, competent, resourceful, and fun. She’s holding it together in the face of major challenges, though she knows (because I’ve told her) that she doesn’t have to be a model child all the time. Imagine adjusting not only to a new school, new people and unfamiliar educational concepts, but also to different home rituals. She’s doing so well, and I’m proud of […]
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On the road
The Darkest Nights
I’m seriously not liking the early evenings and long nights. I feel claustrophobic as dark descends and then proceeds to overstay its welcome. Yesterday when dusk arrived I closed my blinds as usual, and then noticed it was only 4:45. That just ain’t right. Luckily, in a few weeks we begin to trudge our way back toward light. I do, however, think I’d prefer living at this latitude than in an equatorial place like Costa […]
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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 […]
Read moreAll 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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