A few years ago Drew's hubby Rob referred to me as a hippy. I laughed. Wrong generation I said. I'm a '70s girl. And then... the article. "Signs you were raised by a Hippy." Oh sure some of them were ridiculous. I didn't have a doula but I did tell their birth stories a lot. … Continue reading Hippy →

Recently after a painful life changing event, someone asked me if I had anyone I could turn to or lean on. As I thought about the people who have come in and out of my life I realize how fortunate I am. Although it may not seem that I am private, I am. Oh I … Continue reading Double Aquarius… →

Some time ago one of my nieces became engaged. I was at the cabin when we received the news. This is the letter I wrote for her. As your wedding draws nearer, the time for showers and gifts also grows closer.  You will register here and there, and your friends and family will shower you … Continue reading I Do… →

My 4 year old granddaughter to her Uncle Sam. "Know how we got to Mormor's house so fast? We came yesterday!"  Little children have a funny way of looking at things. They bring a fresh perspective to our old and wearied lives. Every New Years people the world over make resolutions. We all want to change … Continue reading New Year, New Leaf, New Way… →

Did you ever meet someone and no matter how hard you try their name just never sticks in your brain. One of my daughters knows a girl named Annette. Real pretty thing. This is not a person you can forget easily. I have met her a few times over the years and for some reason … Continue reading What’s his name… →

My husband was a quiet man. Except when watching sports. Then he became an armchair coach, always yelling at the players. Sometimes when he was sitting quietly I would ask what he was thinking. The answer was always the same. Nothing. For someone with an A.D.D. brain this doesn't quite compute. My mind is hardly … Continue reading Silence →

A lifetime is a journey of solitude. Short or long it doesn't matter. It is punctuated with bit players wandering in and out of the frame of the movie. What is real or not real is decided by us and us alone. A director of sorts. Weaving through life we cast aside what isn't needed. … Continue reading Peace →

In the world of texting I.U. has become my family shorthand for I love you. Not only that, we also say it now when we see each other. I.U. JonJon, my 19 month old granddaughter says ya you. Although the three little words I love you are spoken numerous times and on a daily basis, … Continue reading I U. Family shorthand… →

Through life I have found certain words and phrases offend me. This one is right up there. Not number 1 maybe. Top 5? Ummm? No... Probably top ten. Yes. Definitely in the top ten. Now there are variations on this phrase. Or perhaps I mean theme. I say that because no matter how you say … Continue reading Their heart is in the right place. →

Eleven years ago I became a Grandmother for the second time on this very day. My own sweet Maybe Girl. Or as her Bumpa Rene' calls her, Bo Berry. Such a sweet and loving little girl and as we soon grew to realize, a force to be reckoned with. At the age of two, she … Continue reading Today is special… →