Chasing Butterflies

Our pup is nearly 6 months old now — gangly, eager, silly. Still melting my heart with his penchant for curling up on my feet, still willing to chew up nearly anything within reach, still easing the ache of missing the one he replaced. Last week, we took a vacation, and, well, we needed a … Continue reading →

Mists

It’s 2013!! I know, I know — it’s been this year for awhile now. I’m just feeling freshly amazed at the lightning-speed passage of time. Our eldests (there are 2 of them, after all) will be 27 in a bit over a month. The youngest sits at 23. They can hardly be called ‘kids’ anymore, … Continue reading →

Lessons from Jack

My Facebook, Instagram and even Twitter activity lately testify to this: I am nuts over our new pup. Amendment: I am nuts about everything but his razor baby teeth, which he uses incessantly and indiscriminately, and his unique bark/howl when he gets re-crated after my husband ventures forth to work. No more sleeping in for … Continue reading →

Playing the Odds

The first and last time I sat down at a gaming table, I grew sick with dread each time I pushed a $5 chip toward the dealer. I wondered then, and still do, at the gambler’s necessary nerves of steel. My own set is largely comprised of thin threads; hence, I might as well have … Continue reading →