Last weekend we had Dingle Family Christmas. Sure, it’s a little misleading in that not everyone who comes to Dingle Family Christmas is toting... Read More
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… on frozen christmas magic
I don’t wanna brag but… I totally know Anna from Frozen. I mean, we’ve been kind of tight for a while now and, having... Read More
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… on a new tradition
I have two nieces whom I refer to as my practice kids. And, now that they are all grown up and have responsible jobs... Read More
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… on real life
There is a very famous YouTube video, entitled ‘David After Dentist’, where this poor little kid is recovering from having some sort of oral... Read More
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… on feelin’ drift-y
Down by the dock in Maine, for more than a decade, has been this piece of driftwood. It sits on this mossy outcropping of... Read More
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… on arriving at electoral peace
Other than the occasional irreverent quip (or two… fine… or more), I don’t write about politics or religion here. I probably don’t write about... Read More
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… on my-byself, but not
This morning I tumbled out of bed, nearly literally. All my-byself. It was early, and JoHn has been away for an unexpectedly long time... Read More
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… on the dark side of a photo shoot
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 fall blooms
If called upon, I’ll bloom in fall Amongst the hips and leaves That have drifted, fallen all round In the chilled October breeze... Read More
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… on taking time to smell the offices
When I was a younger version of me, still in my teens, I was going to community college and had signed up with a... Read More
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… on a college boy’s girl
She watched with great confidence as Her Boy got busy earlier in the summer. She checked on Him as He sorted through the clothes... Read More