family life

51 today

I thought about doing one of those posts about what I have learned in my 50th year. Surely I am wiser. Surely I figured out a lot of stuff. Mim gave me these lovely lemon earrings. What doesn’t kill you will make you stronger is a fucking lie. Some people die from the strain of […]

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New Years Day 2022

Arabia Mountain days are like our former beach days. Time gets away from us and nature takes over the fast track and replaces the worries with velvety moss and reflections rippling. What if this is it? The units of measurement for this new year of 2022. How many ripples does your rock make? How many […]

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Go to the Beach

Never let them tell you it is too cold. Aunt Amanda gave Mim a wearable blanket for her birthday and Mim rarely takes it off. Cutest Miss Claus I have ever seen. We came to my mom’s in Hilton Head for Thanksgiving. George, Mim, and I are taking advantage of the whole week. Linus is […]

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Tucky Lucky

Just heartsick for this boy. I had no idea he had these flip flops or that he washed out his wet suit in a baby pool. I don’t know what waves he surfed and if he got to close to the rocky cliffs. I don’t know because I live too many miles away from him. […]

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Sat at my feet

I cried and cried as she sat at my feet. I tried to wipe the tears casually with my shoulder. My hands were unavailable. It was a manicure/pedicure. On her tiny rolling stool she was almost kneeling at my feet and I felt way too out of my element. It felt downright lenten. I am […]

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Easter

I am a lover of rituals. Easter requires crafts, candy, photos, baskets and family. It is the making of one great ritual. Throw away the winter. Throw away the blues. It is springtime and time for rebirth. I grew up Catholic and that feature of the religion has become the one I miss or treasure. […]

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