Category: Memories
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To The Man With The Metal Detector At The Park
What are you looking forIn the middle of the parkOn the edge of the sports fieldWhere the little kids play? Will you fill in the holes you are digging?Or will someone unsuspectingStep into a space Filled with nothingAnd break their ankle? What kind of treasures do you expect to find?There are no remnants Of ancient civilizations hereNo…
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Voting Almost Made Me Cry
I almost cried when I went to vote today. I know we’ve all felt this way at times when attempting to do our civic duty, but no, it didn’t have anything to do with the political state of our country. There were no long lines, or malfunctioning machines — although there was a moment of…
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Them Apples
A Child’s Question I was asleep and my oldest daughter, preschool aged, had wiggled under the covers next to me, letting in a draft of cold air. As if this disruption of my bodily comfort wasn’t enough, she had added a question – a mental splash of cold water for good measure: “Mommy, why did…
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Lemons and Lemonade
This lineage of lemon trees has been in my family for over 100 years and I’m very proud to participate in keeping the tradition – literally – alive. My particular plant exists thanks to my cousin…
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The Sugar Rush
Everybody was winding down from the aftermath of Christmas Eve when it happened. Pleasantly stuffed, the adults were sifting through the scattered wrapping paper for the gifts that needed to be gathered and put away, when something caught the corner of Grampa’s eye. My three year old daughter was standing on the bottom rung of…
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Royal Cats and Priestly Dogs
Cats, as you probably know, are weird creatures. My parents’ cat shares the name Candace with a first century queen, honorably mentioned, in the biblical book of Acts. I think maybe she knows this because she certainly puts on royal airs. In keeping with her nature, she enjoys hiding under the bed in order to…
Writ & Whimsy 