When I started writing here, I knew that – even though I might want to write about the people in my life sometimes – I didn’t... Read More
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… on an anchor
By this time, in mid-October-years-past, I would have had The Disposable Shack* decorated to the nines. What is ‘decorated to the nines’? That number seems rather... Read More
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… on breaking my kids
Dear Kids, There is no easy way to say this so I’ll just come out with it. You’re broken. Yep, you two Jack. Even... Read More
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… on the give away pile
There is nothing like getting ready to move that shows you what an impractical human being you are… which could be another term for... Read More
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… on hunting season and blending in
Okay, sure. Clocks weren’t melting and I didn’t wake up with a skinny, long and somewhat disturbing mustache. But the point is I could have. Seriously.... Read More
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… on that half smile
Gabe has had a thing for shoes, pretty much from his womb-period. Swear to Gawd, the kid was born knowing how to spell ‘Nike’…... Read More
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… on a welcome sense of otherness
I know. Very cool. When I was getting these photos ready to put up, I actually googled the difference between ‘fog’ and ‘mist’, because... Read More
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… on a visitor’s return home
Spike! He’s all adult-y! I knew he’d be back. Last year we had some rather interesting initial indications of his presence (made known in particularly... Read More
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… on great adventures
The baby. The last one. In years gone by, I’ve packed cars to the brim and tucked two… and a half… kids into them.... Read More
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… on my heart’s place
My heart fits here Between fog and air Over quiet coves And on waters where The cormorants dive And the ospreys soar While the eagles... Read More
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… on what lies beneath
If you are a long time reader, you know my Childhood was far from perfect – not perfectly bad… but complicated enough for it to be... Read More
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… on the complexity of ‘all you need is love’
Sailboats are more about knots than nets, so you’re going to have to bear with me. The other day I was messaging with a... Read More