Do you want to know what true love looks like? It's this: The Lord of the Rings, per my husband’s standard, is the most perfect piece of writing in the history of published works. He reads it once per year in celebration of the return of the crisp autumn air. He tells me that the … Continue reading Lawd! Of the Rings.
Month: June 2024
His Best Cruise Ever: Rich Does Disney
Can we talk about our empty nest plans yet? Too soon? Not really. We’ve been mapping out our plans since dropping off our eldest child at college in 2020. Three years ago, as we looked ahead to the fall of 2024, we booked a Baltic Sea cruise that was to knock several items off Rich’s … Continue reading His Best Cruise Ever: Rich Does Disney
Class of (Covid) 2024
If ever there was a perfect Class of 2024 party favor, why wouldn’t it be a positive Covid test? Covid? Wait, we’re still doing that? Evidently, yes. If I’d paid closer attention to the universe’s trajectory over the last eight weeks, I might have anticipated Covid as the wrap-up to its chaos. Perhaps I’d even … Continue reading Class of (Covid) 2024
Wistful. Why Am I Not More Wistful?
Do you ever have one of those reactions that, when compared to those around you, seems very much not the same? By the time you read this, our nest will be emptied. Why am I not more wistful?