Paw Prints On My Heart — episode 6 — George
George wasn’t actually our dog, we were just babysitting him for a friend while he built a new house, but he has a special place in my heart and deserves a special place on the cloud as well. We took delivery of George one fall and he was gone by Easter – he is one […]
Island Holiday. Diary post #4 I’ve been Mudged
We’re home — it may take me a day or two to get back into the swing of things again. I’m in no hurry. I haven’t worn a watch for days – I am relaxed, totally behind the times and unconcerned about catching up with the clock. The dogs were thrilled to see us and […]
Island holiday – diary post #3. Mudge Meditations
Last night, after supper, we went back to the beach to watch Tuesday get tucked in. The sun dipped behind a ridge and went to bed like it has done every night since the beginning of time – no fuss, no muss – just a final burst of color and then the lights went out. […]
Island Holiday. Diary post 2.5. — Mudge Midday
We have put on over 10,000 steps today and my feet are filthy. I’ve watched my little girl balance on logs, scurry across rocks and fly on a homemade swing in a tree — she sparkles with the glitter of childhood uncomplicated. She is dappled with the scuffs of her adventures, she is freckled […]
Island holiday – diary post 2. Mudge Moments
There is a quiet here that settles your bones, broken only with the sound of a seal slap on the water or the groc of a heron fishing off a rock. And the coffee tastes amazing. A girl could get used to this. Sure didn’t take long to fall into Mudge mode. The flight […]
Island Holiday – diary entry #1
I’m busy getting organized to head out of town for 2 days with my husband. We are going to jump on a floatplane and take a 20 minute hop across the straight – then board a small boat and ferry over to a small island. We are going to visit my son, his wife and […]
A Super Special Friday Night
It’s one o’clock in the morning. I’m tucked into a sleeping bag and laying on a cement floor (I forfeited my flimsy yoga mat to the six year old who is sleeping beside me). We are tucked in – the lights have been turned down and there are 61 other campers spread out around the […]
Paw Prints On My Heart. — episode 5 — Casey
Casey wandered into our lives in the fashion of a little boy’s dream; a yellow, chubby bundle of irresistible cuteness. He appeared out of nowhere at the bottom of our back steps. It was like someone had beamed him down. Mom challenged us kids to find his owners – she ventured they couldn’t be far […]
25 Things
I was playing the ’25 things people would be surprised to learn about me’ game with my daughter recently – it helps the miles pass quickly when you’re driving. It was my turn. “They’d be surprised to learn that I have tap shoes”. My daughter agreed. “They’d be surprised to learn that I have a […]
Best Foot Forward
I hauled out the ironing board and plugged in the iron – I needed to give my volunteer t-shirt the once over before I put it on. I’m a stickler for pressed clothes, even blue jeans (not creased – just pressed, I don’t go completely overboard). God forbid we leave the house looking rumpled. My […]