Despite my best intentions, I didn’t write a New Year’s post. I meant to, I really did, but here we are on January 2, and I’m just getting to it. So happy New(ish) Year! I wasn’t at a wild party, or holding a candle at a vigil, or laughing my head off with a circle […]
I’m fortunate to have a former student who’s taken up photography, so she’s been doing our family portraits for the last few years. Yesterday, it was time for another session. We met her at her mom’s house in the country, hoping for an idyllic snowy backdrop. Alas, thanks to climate change, we got drizzle rather […]
Inspiration to write has been sorely lacking for me lately, but a few days ago, it arrived in the form of a pig. A teenage lawn pig, to be more precise. It was Sage who first reported her presence; he’d watched her watch HIM play video games through the sliding glass door to our basement. […]
Today is bleak, and the first measurable snow of the season is falling, so I’ll find consolation in a glorious autumn day just a few short weeks ago. I was having a bad M.S. day–I felt like the blood had been drained from my body, and my limbs were made of lead. (Not all days […]
The days are becoming increasingly grim and devoid of flowers–mostly literally, sometimes figuratively as well. But never totally devoid, at least not yet, thanks to my faithful pansies. I planted them in an old tire near my garage door, with a bluebird columbine and a pink begonia for company, and they’ve been blooming steadfastly ever […]
My son is generally a fine young man, but there are moments when his teenage brain goes into Full Contortion Mode. Case in point: Yesterday, my husband and I drove him to a neighboring town so he could join some friends for a trip through a haunted house and some post-haunting ice cream. Halfway there, […]
The Muse isn’t with me tonight, so I present a moment of unexpected equine beauty in lieu of words:
Today, I don’t have words to speak for the trees, so I’ll let one tree speak for itself. Maybe with a commentary from Court… And Lily. But no words could be more eloquent than golden sunlight streaming through flaming autumn leaves. I think our maple does a fine job speaking for itself.
Despite my best intentions, my struggle to write goes on; the thoughts that used to dart through my head like silver fish sink sluggishly to the bottom of my brain, and my fingers feel like lead. But with the encouragement of some friends (thanks, Dani and Geri!), I’m going to give it another go… I […]
I’ve been struggling to figure out what to write. How much of my experience do I reveal? I can’t pretend that having multiple sclerosis isn’t scary, especially on days when my limbs feel like they’re wrapped in lead and/or are being electrocuted and/or have shooting pains radiating through them. Every day I wake up wondering […]
Moments of Unexpected Beauty 