I’ve been up on my ladder a lot lately (usually with cell phone in pocket, should I wipe out), trying multiple times to fix my new motion-detector floodlight (no luck) and one of my new security cameras (success). I also finally got around to repairing the broken leg on a comfy chair that threatened to topple to the floor anyone foolish enough to sit in it. The old wood was exceptionally hard, and each time […]
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September 12 Eleni and I haven’t been on an adventure together for as long as I can remember—possibly not since she was still wee and living with me. So a few months ago we planned a long-overdue getaway together: just us and infant Ruby. I was afraid I’d have to cancel because of my ongoing mouth crisis, but this morning I loaded my cooler with a million dollars’ worth of food and set off for […]
Read moreDark Side of the Moon
Monday, September 6 Sleep is supposed to be a time of restoration and escape. But for the last eight months, it’s been nothing but horrific nightmares for me. My stuffed Moomintroll is of no use. Here’s last night’s fare: Hmmm, actually, it’s all too terrifying to immortalize here. Well, how about just the 1:00 a.m. episode? I’d been entrusted with the care of several unruly children ranging in age from two to twelve, plus a […]
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August 26 Ember and I were awakened at 6:30 by the clatters, rumbles and crashes of a garbage truck roaring through the campground and tipping bin after metal bin into its belly. Time to break camp, an onerous and unpleasant task that signaled, for me, the end of a long-anticipated getaway, and for Ember, a joyous return to her family. It took a full two hours to pull up literal stakes, collapse, fold and box […]
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