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Afternoon Delight

January 14, 2020 Posted in biking, children, crush, flirting, humor, junior high school, lust, middle school, neighbors, newspaper boy, paper boy, relationshipsLeave a comment

If you were in eighth grade and you had a weekly afternoon paper route delivering the Detroit News in Saginaw, Michigan, and you rode your red Schwinn with the basket to do your route and then rode it again on collection day, what would your fantasy be? If you were Chet, it would be Mrs.… Continue reading Afternoon Delight

A Tricky Post

December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Posted in acid reflux, cancer, caregiver, children, chorus, exercise, friends, hairdresser, marriage, mothers, neighborhood, neighbors, relationships, shop owner1 Comment

This is a guilt-ridden post. It is not humorous. It’s about not remembering that the mother of one of my children’s friends had told me three years ago that she had breast cancer. It’s about how I forgot to follow up on this person, even though she lives in my neighborhood. My sister came to… Continue reading A Tricky Post

The Red-tailed Hawk and the Toddler Fence

October 30, 2019 Posted in birds, California, children, humor, hunting, Lindsay Wildlife Museum, memoir, Mount Diablo State Park, nature, outdoors, relationships, toddler, worstLeave a comment

I am a bird lover. I feed the song birds and the finches. I have an ongoing water supply in the form of a fountain in my back yard. I’ve planted native plants for the hummingbirds. When I hike, I am thrilled to find a hawk feather to add to my hat. Twenty-odd years ago,… Continue reading The Red-tailed Hawk and the Toddler Fence

OCD and Me

October 25, 2019October 24, 2019 Posted in basketball, best, brain, childhood, children, divorce, dreams, ex-husband, Facebook, family, flying, friends, humor, memoir, memory, music, OCD, relationships, student, Study abroad, teaching, worstLeave a comment

I often dream about finding a public bathroom to use right before I wake up. It’s because I have to pee. Two nights ago I dreamed I was in a crowded restaurant and when I went into the bathroom, there were tables in there with groups of women seated around them. I stood at the… Continue reading OCD and Me

A Funeral, an Appendix, and a Dead Concert

October 13, 2019October 12, 2019 Posted in Boston, brother, Catholic, children, daughter, deceased, family, friends, funeral, girlfriends, Grateful Dead, humor, memoir, pain, relationships, siblings, surgery, surprise, waiting room, worstLeave a comment

PK lived in Jersey when her friend’s mum was terminally ill in Boston. When her friend called to say her mother had died, PK woke up feeling bad but thought it was the heat. She wanted to go to the funeral and surprise her friend. She loaded up her three-year-old daughter and took off for… Continue reading A Funeral, an Appendix, and a Dead Concert

Worst Mom Ever

August 29, 2019August 28, 2019 Posted in baseball, best, brownies, California, children, daughter, eyebrows, humor, memoir, parenting, relationships, son, worstLeave a comment

(re-run) As a mother, choose your words and actions carefully, for eighteen years! Mom to three grown children, I still hear about the horrible things I said and the awful things I did to them as children. Oldest daughter with her dad’s dark heavy eyebrows: me, to her as a teen, “You might want to… Continue reading Worst Mom Ever

Popsicles, Light Carpet, and Stitches

August 10, 2019August 9, 2019 Posted in babies, best, California, childhood, children, daughter, emergency room, feet, firsts, holidays, hospital, humor, memoir, mom, nine year old, pain, parents, relationships, summer, worstLeave a comment

(re-run) It was Labor Day weekend. We needed to get a handle on the mess in the garage. I asked my oldest to watch my youngest while we parents worked outside. She was nine, in 4th grade already for a week, and the baby was almost two and a half. Then a series of unfortunate… Continue reading Popsicles, Light Carpet, and Stitches

A Tale of Two Trees

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 Posted in apples, asphalt, children, dogs, greenbelt, HOA, Home Owners' Association, memoir, park, playground, shade trees, trees1 Comment

Eight years ago I moved into my cozy house next to a park. When I hear the squeaky swings I know that someone is in the greenbelt. My dogs run to the park to play ball or go for a walk. They always head right once out the front door, never left. They know where… Continue reading A Tale of Two Trees

Best Aquarium Ever

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 Posted in animals, aquarium, author, best, California, Carmel, children, humor, meditation, memoir, Monterey Bay, relationshipsLeave a comment

I am a little bit biased. My beach town is right next to Monterey, so my fave aquarium is the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I hadn’t been inside for over two years, even though I always buy a yearly pass. Today I needed to check out the gift shop to see if the book I am… Continue reading Best Aquarium Ever

The Dogs Have Met their Match

June 27, 2019June 26, 2024 Posted in animal rescue, animals, beach, best, California, Carmel, children, cleaning lady, dogs, humor, relationships2 Comments

(re-run) When you are of a certain age, and your two young dogs wear you out on a regular basis, it can be a delight to have a ten-year-old girl for the weekend while her mom works for you. The dogs have finally met their match. The ten-year-old wakes up at dawn to go to… Continue reading The Dogs Have Met their Match