Hope
Heading east from Vancouver the trans Canada highway leads to the small town of Hope. Just outside of Hope the pavement spiderwebs, choices present themselves and travelers are faced with a decision. Where do we go from here? My aunt once told me she’d like to live in Hope, she said she liked the sound […]
This
I stopped writing about grief after the second anniversary of my husband’s passing – I stopped writing about it but I didn’t stop grieving. I’ve been trying to get back into my life, trying to focus on now and live in the moment but I haven’t been that successful – trying to ignore something doesn’t mean […]
The Cheap Seats
I’m sitting in the cheap seats with a distant but clear view of the drama playing out at my neighbor’s place south of the border. I have no stake in the show, nothing personally riding on it and yet I am riveted to the spectacle. I can hardly believe what I’m watching – if a […]
A Tale about a Tail
We’ve had a bit of an adventure lately and I’ve been focused on things other than writing, blogging or anything creative. I’m dealing with my dog and he’s dealing with a cone and a tail that looks like it should be pinned on a donkey. Those of us who have dealt with a big dog […]
Sunday Morning
One day melts into the next when you’re little, unless tomorrow is Christmas or your birthday. My memory has flashes – images of things nobody took a picture of, images of life in the 1950’s – fleeting memories. We used to go to Sunday school – Mom’s family had been quite involved with the church when […]
Sleuthing
Aside from the bit of jaywalking Chester and I do early in the morning and late at night I consider myself a law abiding citizen. I like to follow the rules – mostly – and I hate it when other people don’t. Crime does not pay – or at least it shouldn’t. My new neighborhood has […]
Juxtaposition
One deep breath told me it wasn’t fog hanging over the ocean this morning, it was smoke. Smoke from fires burning in Washington state, Oregon and California. Wildfire smoke, the residue of acres of smoldering wilderness and wild life, homes and hopes. Smoke so thick it smothered the horizon. My eyes burned. I can’t imagine […]
Back to business
I’m not sure if I believe the moon can dictate moods or if I would just like to blame my moodiness on it – use it as a scapegoat. Does everyone ride an emotional roller coaster? Is confidence a commodity? I know we can build it but just as certainly I know we can knock […]
A short snippet
Tomorrow is my sister’s birthday. I don’t get to see this particular sister very often but I do think about her on the regular. She is my youngest sibling, we are separated by several miles and five years. I feel close to her in a sisterly fashion – we hail from the same place. I […]