Howling at the moon
on Nov 21, 2009 in vampires sign New Moon walrus New Moon: We went, we howled.Did you go? And which is your favorite: *walrus, vampire, or werewolf?{*In case you're wondering, the walrus was just thrown in for some variety.--TW}...

Anger and the skeleton at the feast
on Nov 19, 2009 in Frederick Buechner quote anger "Of the Seven Deadly Sins, anger is possibly the most fun. To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue the prospect of bitter confrontations still to come, to savor to the last toothsome morsel of both...

I am that girl
on Nov 18, 2009 in Anne Sexton quote writing "A woman who writes feels too much, those trances and portents! As if cycles and children and islands weren't enough; as if mourners and gossips and vegetables were never enough. She thinks she can warn the stars. A writer is essentially a spy. Dear...

Gratitude: Seeing it
on Nov 18, 2009 in gratitude blindness I think I began to grasp the concept of gratitude when I was seventeen. The summer of 1989, before my senior year in high school, I was dumped by The Boy Friend of my young life who was going to become my husband and the father of my future childr...

Sweet sign: Count your blessings...
on Nov 17, 2009 in blessings gratitude the modern hive blog I ran into this sign while blog surfing the other day. The sign collector that I am, I had to nab it. I love the Thanksgiving colors.The sign was created by Heather over at The Modern Hive. She offers a "gratitude mini print download" that you can...

Poem: Turning
on Nov 15, 2009 in grandma poem seasons fall dying Sitting, watching the trees through the window I almost catch the moment she turns, facing the cool light, reaching for wool socks, slippers, quilts. She has been waiting, holding her breath, packing her bags season after season, slowly, steadily. T...

Missing a friend who moved to New Mexico
on Nov 15, 2009 in motherhood friendship Visiting you was never just a visit. It was a drive, far and wide across the city. And then a walk up a green path, lined with plants of every kind in pots all shapes and colors. It was opening your front door as patchouli and sweet orange and ros...

Dog dilemmas and party poodles
on Nov 14, 2009 in musings dogs The guy I live with really wants a dog. Bad. Me? Not so much. So we're tug-o-warring over it. I've been couch potatoing on the issue for months now, while he grows more frustrated each passing day.I'm reluctant to have another baby to potty trai...

Cool quote #127
on Nov 13, 2009 in motherhood quote writing Julie Berry “I know motherhood is the most important thing I'll do in my life, but there's something about motherhood that makes you feel like you're disappearing - it kind of effaces and erodes you. I came into writing as a gift, and . . . I really feel like...

It's our turn
on Nov 11, 2009 in motherhood children “Buy the ticket, take the ride.” --Hunter S. Thompson One day last week I woke up and realized I was past my mid-thirties. I wasn't wondering which of my friends was pregnant. I wasn't flipping through my calendar, charting days, wondering abo...