Here is a proposal: What if we decided to share Thanksgiving Holiday together at my home. After the parade and as we enjoyed our meal, I would suggest we share a talent show. The performance would come between pie-eating and bed-time. We would have roughly five hours to decide and prepare what we would share…
At my piano lesson this week, we added a piece that introduces use of the pedal. My teacher said in passing, ‘I’m sure you’ve messed around with the pedal at home.’ And with that one phrase, the universe stopped. “No. No, I do not mess around with the pedal. I grew up with pianos in…
When my childhood friend got a Big Wheel, I was so jealous. It all of a sudden became irrelevant that I had a perfectly good tricycle and a lovely, long front porch to ride it on. I can still hear the sound of zooming on that porch across the wooden boards. None of it mattered…
I’m (avoiding) working on my resume. a: a short account of one’s career and qualifications b: a set of accomplishments Lately, Anna has been making cakes of yarn with this fancy winder thing she purchased. When we leave the room or go to bed at night, the kittens have been undoing the yarn cakes, and trotting off…
Earlier this year, I read an incredibly fascinating book about language. Word by Word – Kory Stamper – is an insiders look at how language evolves. Stamper is a lexicographer who opened my eyes to language being mysterious, moving, expanding audible symbols. One of my greatest delights is to look up a word in the…
August in five lines: And now life begins to return to ‘normal’… do I even dare hope it? I am getting ready for three long and wonderful days in assisting a Co-Active Balance course this weekend. Volunteering with Co-Active is one of my favorite ways of giving back to the community while getting to review…