thoughts from a freckle-faced pisces
When the kids were little, The Big Daddy would take them fishing. There were mishaps. Oh, were there mishaps. Like when he was putting yet another minnow on a hook and his glasses fell off his head and he had to fish them out before they settled into the murkiness of the lake. I can’t … Read more
I was on the job for all of a few weeks when who should come in one morning but this guy…………… Source: tumblr.com via Beverly on Pinterest There was no mistaking him. I knew from clear across the store that we had a celebrity in Da Howse. While my coworker was enabling helping another customer, … Read more
Awhile ago, a friend was having a party and I asked what I could bring. Well, she asked, what’s your signature dish? My what? Your specialty? The thing your family loves for you to make? Prison Food……….my homemade concoction of Hamburger Helper. They go crazy for it but I don’t mind stopping at the … Read more
My dad’s name was Bill. My son’s name is Will. My nephew’s name is Liam. I am surrounded by versions of William. When Maggie was dating in high school, her boyfriend’s best friend was named Will. Since that breakup and over the years, Best Friend Will has remained a constant in her life. He has … Read more
The Big Daddy and I often talk about writing. He writes professional papers. I write here. Every conversation comes down to the same thing……….being concise. Writing enough to get your point across but not so much that you bore your audience to death. It’s a tightrope. A tightrope cluttered with words. I often come up … Read more
My dad died far too soon at the age of sixty four from a melanoma that started behind his retina…..a highly unusual place to get that. It was Dad’s wishes that his casket not be open. He had said that during a random dinner conversation long before he got sick, believing that it was too … Read more
Spending five years on the east coast was a gift from the relocation gods. Mark worked for the NIH for those years, and since we knew we wouldn’t end up living there permanently we crammed everything we could into our stay. My favorite place was Arlington Cemetery. I never failed to be in awe. I … Read more
This is a video I came across via another blog. This woman was a Russian ballet dancer and at 95, exercises every day with a routine she and her mother came up with long before there were exercise classes, gym memberships or yoga studios. I think she is lovely, the video was well-done and I … Read more
I have never finished college. I attended a community college with the purpose of becoming an occupational therapist because it looked promising when I was going through the course catalog. Yes, I think I will be one of those even though I don’t know what one of those actually is. In a role playing exercise … Read more
I’ve been on the new job for nearly a month and it’s about what I expected. Long stretches of dullness, aching legs and feet, flurries of activity, credit card machines not working, thirty boxes of inventory coming in one day. A day in the life of a shopgirl. When I went on an interview this … Read more