Vacationing during a global pandemic is not for the faint of heart. Having said that, I am aware how very lucky I am to still have a job, and have the financial resources to have a little get-away. These are blessings I do not take for granted. Now – onto the tonnage of Nervous NancyContinue reading “Vacationing During A Global Pandemic”
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Black Lives Matter
I’ll start with a quote I like from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Your goodness must have some edge to it. Else it is none.” There are times to speak and times to stay still. I haven’t said much publicly, at least not here, about the Black Lives Matter movement and George Floyd in particular. Both becauseContinue reading “Black Lives Matter”
Morning Glories will Get You Feeling Glorious
Ah…Morning Glories. They really ARE glorious, aren’t they? I’m kind of in love with them. There has been a resurgence of heirloom varieties of flower and plants, and with it, some new problems. Apparently there have been issues with teenagers getting high on the seeds. I KNOW. Teenagers, is there anything you won’t do toContinue reading “Morning Glories will Get You Feeling Glorious”
Is This Thing Working?
So, everything quit on my this week. My phone is buggy, this new website is giving me trouble (did I lose all my old posts? Noooooooo!) And Corona-life is past ‘fraying at the edges’ and is full-on crises. But a slow crises. Slow-drip crazy is happening globally and the worst part is, we have noContinue reading “Is This Thing Working?”
Spring, Feral Children, and Juggling
Ah, springtime. I may be juggling a teensy bit of resentment…but first, no matter what is happening to me personally, or to my community as a whole, it is beautiful in Texas in May. That’s just a fact.It is getting unbearably hot in the afternoon but the mornings and evenings are perfection. Heaven distilled. Pure, sweet joy.Continue reading “Spring, Feral Children, and Juggling”
Emergency Sanity Saver
How is everyone doing? I swing wildly between ‘I was born for staying inside all day in my pj’s! Yah! I’m so grateful I can spend this special time with my children – thank God for all the medical workers, the essential workers, all the people out there risking the lives of not only themselvesContinue reading “Emergency Sanity Saver”
The Brothers Cuomo
Recently Governor Andrew Cuomo has said that New York state is a microcosm of America. They’ve got the big city of New York, but also rural upstate New York where ‘we’ve got more cows than people’. If New York is a microcosm of America, we are in for a steep ride my friends, one thatContinue reading “The Brothers Cuomo”
The Gift Of Nowhere To Go
Hiya my friends – look – I don’t know if anyone other than mom and some uncles and aunts back home read this but, in case you’re out there too, I wanna talk about butterflies. Just kidding, I want to talk about what we’re all going to do now that our lives have been disruptedContinue reading “The Gift Of Nowhere To Go”
The Merry Mammogram for Me
It was a clear, sunny morning in The Woodlands, Texas. The air was cold enough to warrant a hoodie, jeans, and my favorite faux-leather boots, not enough for a jacket too. The hospital was fine as most hospitals go. It was square and colorless, with wide, clean windows and smooth tan walls. “Hullo!” I sayContinue reading “The Merry Mammogram for Me”
The Grand Experiment
A storm rolled through my town last night, around midnight. The tall Texas pine trees surrounding my house thrashed their tops, the lightening pulsed and the thunder barreled around like an oil drum caught in an empty swimming pool. The rain running down the outside of the window made the back yard look warped, likeContinue reading “The Grand Experiment”
