It’s her turn to be celebrated. Her turn to look forward to a crayon-and-construction-paper offering after a couple years of diaper changes and midnight feedings. Her turn to receive a free carnation just for going to the florist’s shop this week. Her turn for a breakfast in bed. Her turn for, well, a day in…
My Monday started in a whirlwind. A self-employed to-do list, the prospect of a challenging conversation, an overflowing brain…and then I got out of bed. 😉 Instead of jumping into productivity and projects, though, I decided to take a minute and smell the tulips and bask in the sunshine. Cue singing songbirds and dancing fairies a…
My trip to North Carolina ended with a bit of bittersweet angst. An overbooked flight, with the offer of a free round trip ticket. A hotel room and shuttle to Mall of America, without any luggage. Six hours in the Vancouver airport waiting for a ride home, reading one of the best free Kindle downloads…
I pedaled some more. I had to. The six mile “easy” ride had somehow turned into an eleven mile tour of every hill in Forsyth County and my muscles weren’t too impressed. Strava’s tally of the ride would make it worth it, but that’s later; right now, I needed a break. A few minutes to…
Arizona has been long cherished in my heart of hearts: the huge sky gives my soul room to breathe, the morning birds sing a familiar only-in-African tune, the year-round wall of warm air outside every door is delightful. My college roommate lives in Phoenix. My brother lives in Tucson. My cheerleader-adopted-mom lives in Yuma….
April showers bring May flowers. What do Mayflowers bring? Pilgrims! Do you remember that? The little nursery rhyme ditty/joke that made the seven-year-old you laugh hysterically? Well, here it is. April 1. Time for the April showers to bring us those May flowers. (And the pilgrims, of course.) Instead of an April Fool’s joke today,…
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