I once read somewhere that when you’re depressed, you write better. This kinda makes sense to me. When you’re depressed you find shadows, irony, pain – everywhere. Your inner voice shouts at you over small things no one else notices. Writing helps quiet it down. There have been times when I’ve literally sat at the [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Just Hanging with the Surface Dwellers
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Depression, Farmer's market, Life, Personal on July 30, 2009 | 15 Comments »
A Dirty Re-entry
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Dirty House, Life, Personal, Vacation on July 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I need to get off the laptop because after visiting the beautiful and gracious homes of my two dear friends, I realized that while I’ve been messing around blogging, our house has turned to squalor.
When I came home from vacation, my feet stuck to the kitchen floor, new cob webs had multiplied in the windows, [...]
Boston
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Boston, Humor, Life, Personal, Vacation on July 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I’m on vacation with my family and I’m in the lobby of the hotel waiting for them to shower. I found a computer with free internet service so I thought I’d steal a minute to check in and report my favorite quote from vacation so far.
After a long weekend in Farmington, CT we drove up [...]
The Minister’s Pansies
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Gardening, Life, Pansies, Personal on July 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Every summer the minister in town takes his family back to Cape Cod for two weeks. Last year, he hired my daughter to water their garden. It’s not a high-maintenance garden – just a vegetable patch, a border of impatiens and six large urns loaded with pansies.
After dinner, my daughter and I would grab our [...]
Um, No?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Kids, Life, Motherhood, Personal, Questions on July 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »
My week in 10 questions (am I really supposed to answer these?):
1. Mommy, you’re not going to throw away this sponge are you? I love this sponge (holding the dirty, kitchen sponge up to her cheek, caressing it). Please pinky-promise me you will not throw away this sponge.
2. What? You’re getting a new driver’s license? [...]
Going Nowhere
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Life, My Mother's House, Personal, Vacation on July 7, 2009 | 5 Comments »
My mother lives in a small house with a bright yellow kitchen. From every window you can look out and see nowhere, because that’s where my mother lives — in the middle of nowhere.
If you’ve ever driven down a country highway and seen a small house on a vast piece of land and wondered what [...]
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