The sweet smell of success
Chester and I made an amazing discovery last week. Admittedly I am late to most crazes, where other people are in vogue I am generally in-the-dark, so my amazing discovery is probably old news to everyone else. There is a you-bath-it facility at our local pet supply store and it has changed my life. Chester […]
A brief encounter
“His name was Jake” the man said almost as an afterthought. He and his wife had smiled at Chester as we passed. “We had to put our old golden down last week,” he said, unprompted as if we were mid conversation. Chester and I stopped walking. “I’m so sorry.” I said. Memories of the dogs […]
Follow the leader
It was a dismal morning – grey, wet and cold. I pulled on my rain gear and headed out feeling as dark as the day. I locked the door and stepped into the storm hoping to do a little positive self-talk and walk away my mood. I’m anxious about my real estate situation, my place has become a […]
Indecision
I’ve been trying for weeks to unearth something to write about but it seems I’ve been digging in a barren field – my mind is blank, my imagination stagnant. 2021 is off to a rocky start in the creativity department. Contrary to my complaints my muse hasn’t actually abandoned me, she’s the girl beating me […]
A waiting game
I’ve been busy cleaning and staging my condo – I’m on the move again. I’ve purchased a house with my eldest daughter and her husband, a really great place with a self contained two-bedroom suite on the lower level. It’s perfect. We’d fomented this plan back in October – we listed our respective homes and […]
Past Tense
I didn’t stay up to see 2020 out the door – it snuck into the darkness like it arrived into the light of last year, quietly. It’s gone – thank the Lord. I checked the lock this morning fearful an encore was waiting outside – 2020 has been so volatile I don’t trust it to […]
An Unexpected Gift
I woke up this morning with a dream teetering between sleep and consciousness. Dreams for me are always fleeting – I rarely remember them. This morning’s dream was different – it wasn’t so much a dream as it was a memory being relived, a memory of something I hadn’t thought about for years. It left […]
A Covid Christmas
It’s December – Christmas is around the corner and hell bent to make an appearance, pandemic be damned. Covid might have locked us up but the jolly holly will not be denied. The world feels different this year, indifferent. I am indifferent too. My Christmas decorations are still stashed in the crawl space beneath my […]
Ponder – to think about
I blow dry my hair every morning – the reflection of a sixty seven year old woman stares at me from her vantage in the mirror. The woman in the mirror wears no expression – hair drying is monotonous. But beyond the blank face a million thoughts are swirling – memories are being remembered, plans […]
Here’s hoping
The ocean was choppy. Remnants of a retreating storm hung heavy in clouds resting on the horizon. The day wasn’t exactly dull as it seemed introspective – weather can be like that here on our coast, indecisive. Across the bay Washington State sat in shadows as waves plucked its’ coast in the same fashion our […]