Category Archives: REALITY

Plan to have your septic system cleaned in late winter.  I’ts real easy to find–under the melted patch of snow. How embarrassing. Continue reading →

Is that January 19th  that is seeping into the ground?  Or sooner; when was the first snow that re-covered the ground?  February 4th sits on top, but the sun melts it back into the days that came and stayed before … Continue reading → Continue reading →

You can watch the super bowl, I’ve got Fried Green Tomatoes on tv.  What story, what acting, what emotion!  It’s real people, it’s involving. Ruth is dying, and her best friend is telling her a story… Continue reading →

Well, there you go.  I lasted all of about two weeks wearing a nightgown to bed.  It was the cold spell, the knowing I have all these lovely gowns, and probably had a little to do as well with the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

What nice thing do you do for a spouse who offers to make dinner because he believes you to be hard at work in a cold barn all day when in truth, you’ve been huddled by the heater, writing on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Sometimes it’s just worth it.  $10 is worth the avoidance of a long walk back and forth to your car in cold weather when you’re tired and high on good talk and food. Me and my parking ticket made it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Got a lot done today, much more to do tomorrow.  Need to apply for a passport–heard it takes a while, and the government gets involved, although I’m not sure why the FBI cares if you’re leaving the country; it seems … Continue reading → Continue reading →

One of those days that needs a map to get around the story.  Pinpoints mark the spots where time is spent between the dawn and dark.  Replacing hard drive, adding memory to the kid’s machine; quarterly sales tax, year-end books … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well this sucks.  I’m really really antsy writing thoughts that pass on through, and I don’t know where to place them any more. I’ve written several out and then deleted; a bit too personal for my classroom journal, but then … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Change is okay, change is good, they say.  But sometimes it’s not so good for everybody.  This is a relatively small town, with Ron’s Agway’s, Susan the framer, and Ray’s at Village Food Mart.  I go into town hall and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Yes, I do complain a lot about the minor aggravations in life, but am fairly stoic about the biggies.  My family has always been of the type to be shattered by the shards; rocks in crises. But let me throw … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It’s been so long–I can’t remember when, so very long.  But this time, I gave the pain a voice.  Frozen fingers hurt more intensely as they thaw.  For five full minutes, maybe more, I screamed as loudly as the pain … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It’s turning into a day of questions, questioning myself and my intentions.  Wondering if the time is still being wasted in the wrong directions and if a half century of screwing around is not to be put behind me but … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Oh my!  The moon grew full to bursting in shattering sparks that fall to earth! Continue reading →

Ah, and let them all come in; the dancing devils in my life–Adobe Illustrator now and Image Ready.  Beelzebub himself lurks in the corners in disguise as Macromedia while all the urchin editors of words scratch at each others’ eyes … Continue reading → Continue reading →