If you feel helpless amongst the (waves hands) stuff happening, you can move the needle in crucial battleground states by volunteering with Postcards to Voters. I’ve been writing with PTV since 2018 and while we don’t win ’em all, it’s…
Wordless Wednesday 2024: Week 41
Mary Oliver Devotions: Felicity, 2015
Three years ago I purchased Devotions, a collection of poetry from Mary Oliver. I’m not a poetry person, but I always enjoyed Oliver’s takes on nature and humanity. I said, “I’m going to read one poem every morning.” Two years…
Friday 5: How many roads must a person walk down?
Happy Friday, which is also National Golf Lover Day (not me, I hate it!) and World Smile Day (earlier this year someone on Tiktok commented that I should fix my fucked-up teeth and that has stuck with me, but not…
Wordless Wednesday 2024: Week 40
Friday 5 for September 27: Don’t put that in your mouth
Happy Friday, which is also National Day of Forgiveness (I forgive well. I don’t forget well), National Scarf Day (I have five of them waiting to come back into style), and National Crush a Can Day. Which if you click…
Wordless Wednesday 2024: Week 39
Seattle 2024
Last month WM and I traveled to see our Seattle friends for the first time since 2018. I was a little nervous about how we’d all function in person after only having internet/movie night contact for the past 5 years…
Sunday 5:Unfinished business
(new fall banner – boo fall!) Posting this on Sunday because on Friday I went to AutoZone, Goodwill, the Post Office, Dollar Tree, the Container Store, and Wegmans and by the time I would normally blog rolled around I was…
Wordless Wednesday 2024: Week 38
I did it: Minor washer repair
The Kenmore washing machine that came with our House on Literary Lane is from 1997. It’s a very simple but functional top-loading beast with no bells or whistles. Early last week I noticed that the top portion of the agitator…
Friday 5: Radio questions
Happy Friday, which is also National Peanut Day (I have one peanut plant in the garden!) and Positive Thinking Day which, okay. I try. It’s been a bit of a frenetic week. A lot of running around. A Phillies game,…
