Describe a New Year’s where you would have been better off just staying home. Happy New Year from the great central valley of California where the weather is typical for…
#1Son in 1990 with the first nutcracker in his collection.
“The riders in a race do not stop when they reach the goal. There is a little finishing canter before coming to a standstill. There is time to hear the…
“The loss of a place isn’t really so different from the loss of a person. Both disappear without permission, leaving the self diminished, in need of testimony and evidence.” (Bridge…
#1Son was three years old when I took him to see an animated version of The Nutcracker. He loved it and also enjoyed having the story read to him at…
Watergate. Lest you doubt the power of a single word, consider that one for a few moments. What other words come to mind? What images does it evoke? What emotions…
This week’s meme comes from Carmen at Mom to the Screaming Masses, who responded to If You Tag Me, I Will Write by Mim. The Screaming Masses’ Meme 1. What…
1. Does the holiday season stress you out? If yes, how do you cope? No, because we keep it very low-key with no demands on our time or attention. 2.…
Yesterday, another blogger asked if Christmas is the “season of goodwill to all, a time for merriment, joy, peace and . . . horror?” He wrote about the British tradition…
The folks at Sunday Stealing rip off a meme from another blogger each Sunday. They give full credit and a link back to that author’s site, of course — and…
1. Do you enjoy receiving or giving presents more? I enjoy giving gifts and seeing the recipient’s face light up when they open the package and find something they really…
My mother read to me. There was one thing for which she always made time: Reading to her children. And she always made sure that we had plenty of books…
My question for this edition: Last night, ABC aired the annual Barbara Walters Special in which she named the most fascinating people of 2008. At the top of the list…
“It boggles the mind.” The was the reaction from the sister of Abraham Biggs, 19. “We don’t understand,” she added. Biggs posted his intent to take his own life on…