Chotchkes & Chickens

Was I avoiding my first trip "home?" Well, yes, actually. How'd it go? All the ways.

Tending to My Garden

Mom may not have given me the gift of keeping plants alive, but she did give me the gift of finding comfort in tending to one's garden.

The Prove It Game: It’s time to get out.

We spend so much of our lives trying to prove something... It can be really freeing...when you stop playing the prove-it game.

Where is Everyone? The Solitude of Mourning.

The Solitude of Mourning: Where is everyone? They are right there. All you have to do is look for the ones who show up.

A Revisit: Mary Lou and the Thirty Surgeries

Last March, I wrote a blog in response to the "holy shite" moment that many had when Mary Lou Retton casually mentioned having thirty surgeries to repair a long list of gymnastics-related injures. On that date, I was up to seven surgeries-which felt awesome in comparison. Today? Today I am back on the couch after … Continue reading A Revisit: Mary Lou and the Thirty Surgeries →

Getting the Tea

My first experience with High Tea was on a cruise ship crossing the Mediterranean and it was love at first sight sip. This was back in the day when cruise ships were still pulled by dolphins and before High Tea became more accessible to, well, the non-royals. These were the days when I traveled with … Continue reading Getting the Tea →

The Case for Ghost Outfits

As I grew into an adult, I worried less about the state of my underwear and more about my ghost outfit.

An Odd Comparison

We’ve officially done death both ways now: the sudden, unexpected passing (ie…the keel over) and the long goodbye (ie…dementia sucks). We certainly didn’t mean to do both in such close proximity on the calendar, but I suppose the timing offers a great opportunity to compare the two. My conclusion? I’d prefer something in the middle … Continue reading An Odd Comparison →