Being Home
I keep thinking about Home. As I drove to the grocery store today, I witnessed the tangled mess of trees and branches waiting for cleanup. Blue tarps draped over roofs signaling destruction had touched down a couple weeks ago. It is all so random. In one tenth of a mile, it looks ‘normal’ and then…
What am I doing here?
I love following directions. I love step by step processes. I love the story of the teacher who says “make sure your read all the way through before you begin” who ends that assignment with cancelling the assignment. I read all the way through. Recipes. Lego sets. Puzzles. Sudoku. Quilting. I love being told what…
Word Tools
My go-to dictionary is Merriam Webster. One of the flavors of my love affair with words is to know ALL that a word means, and to peak around at uses of the word that I might not have considered. I’m also quite fond of tracing a words origins (and do not have a single go-to…
Home Stretch
The last two nights have held dreams about moving. Our oldest is in his final days at his current location. Our youngest has flown out to help him pack and co-pilot on the long drive across the country. The dreams consist of rollercoasters, tunnels, overpacked trucks (think Beverly Hillbillies). Surprised to find my dream life…
