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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Memories – Memoir
My Apple Watch just informed me that my stand and exercise rings are usually further along by this time of day – it suggested I get off my duff and MOVE. Well Apple Watch I’ve got news, you are not the boss of me – but you’re right, I’ve been sitting for quite awhile. This stillness […]
The Price of Love
I was walking Chester yesterday when a woman approached me to ask why she hadn’t seen my little dog lately – I had to explain, again, that Olive was gone. The woman seemed genuinely moved by the news and I had another middle of the day whoosh of sadness. I miss that little dog like crazy. […]
One Eighty
I’ve had a body image issue my entire life – I don’t remember ever feeling comfortable with my reflection. I’d have to go back decades to find a moment when I felt good about the way I looked – I would have to dig past the moment I became aware. I can hear my grandmother’s voice […]
The child of a storyteller
I grew up within earshot of history – my family has always been riddled with storytellers. This is not to say the stories these tellers told were always factual nor were their accounts of history always accurate but they were certainly entertaining. A story when told is always evolving – it doesn’t have a choice, it has […]
StoryWorth
I recently celebrated a birthday – for some reason they still come around once a year despite the fact I’m not interested in getting any older. It gets harder every year for people to find a gift for someone who wants for nothing – there is little I need to add to the collection of things […]