The Reluctant Grownup – Page 77 – Growing old gracelessly.

Wind

A ferocious wind blew last night. We all slept heavily, and I dreamed. We were in a split level house, on the top floor, and I walked out of the…

February 12, 2009

Categorizing Things is Overrated

Coronavirus Diaries – Day One

I have more time and inclination to blog these days, and I think it will be interesting to keep track of these days as much as I am able, given…

March 14, 2020

One Sentence Stories

One Sentence Story – The Jay

The terrified screech of the blue jay was awful to hear; I turned to witness the hawk’s swooping kill, so close that a rain of glittering blue feathers drifted into my hair while I…

July 12, 2007

Sporty sporty sports

RG / February 21, 2015

Jack’s in baseball again. We’ve decided to go ahead and enroll him for the spring, even though I can’t imagine how I’m going to handle getting him there. I’ll work it out. We…

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Lent

RG / February 19, 2015

I was drawn to this article recently, as I pondered what to give up for Lent. Giving up for Lent was a thing I used to really get into, even though it’s kind…

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Mardi Gras 2015 in Pictures

RG / February 17, 2015

We’ve managed several more parades this year than last. A certain little baby grew up into a toddler, making it both easier and harder to get out of the house. We’ve done a…

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Orbit

RG / February 13, 2015

We were never one person. We were always only two people, one inside the other. In those pregnant months it felt like we were one, but of course they each had their own hearts,…

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RG / February 11, 2015

The weekend was a gift. Saturday – a morning hike down a wide gravel path through woods to a small bayside park. It is chilly. We walk over a boardwalk to the little beach. The…

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