It is one year ago today that my mother died. I expected this to be a difficult spring, and it has been, though not always in the ways I anticipated. Grief is sneaky, and personal, and cares very little about whether it's a good time to show up or not. Quite rude, really. I went… Continue reading Promise
Month: June 2015
Resting at Home
Elias asked me to draw a rabbit this morning. I gave it a shot, and he said, "Ugh! That doesn't look like a rabbit!" Which it really didn't. Drawing is not my best thing. It reminded me sharply, though, of a story my mom told about my Aunt Roberta. Mom said something or other about not… Continue reading Resting at Home
Pete the Parrot
I mentioned the other day on Facebook, with a certain measure of despair, that the boys had discovered Pete and Repeat jokes. This has not turned out to be as bad as I thought - they wore out quickly - but it did remind me of another story about my friend Tricia. (You remember Pinky, right?)… Continue reading Pete the Parrot