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non-soccer mom
The sky was soft grey blue, framing the shape of the leaves above me. I could hear my lungs drawing then releasing each deep breath. It was soothing, like a heart-beat in the womb. The ground felt alive beneath my … Continue reading
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the miller mausoleum
I wrote a poem recently for a memorial service for those Millers who were originally buried in the above-pictured mausoleum. They were re-interred this past summer as part of efforts to reconstruct and save the building. I publish the poem … Continue reading
changes
Who says old dogs can’t learn new tricks? Two seemingly small—and yet significant—changes have found their way into my life. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I recently started typing only one space after each period, instead of two. I’ve lived almost a half-century now … Continue reading
choices
I’m skipping a student film screening to write this post, and I don’t want to regret that. So I’m choosing not to. ~ I decided to go to a big family reunion recently, putting aside several trepidations to do so. … Continue reading
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Tagged cheers, choices, family, free, learning, letting go, regrets
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as above so below
I went with my parents last week to visit their parents’ gravesites. My mom’s dad was in the army, so her parents are buried in a military cemetery. The sky that day was strangely beautiful. I’ve not seen a sky — … Continue reading
tuffet learning
I learned how to make cheese the other day. Or rather, I learned some things about how cheese is made. It’s yet to be seen if I can actually make it happen myself. Seems fairly easy on paper: Step 1. milk … Continue reading
morelee!
I’m feeling inspired to practice my rusty voice here. The source of that inspiration: an old friend has reached out. If it weren’t for facebook connecting me with grade school classmates, I think she would be my oldest friend! I … Continue reading
