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Portraits of a Very Good Dog
Cocoa’s death feels like the end of an era. I did not know how much a person can love a dog and I never had one from scratch before. Cocoa came to us in 2010 as a tiny, 4-pound-pup, the runt of the litter with a tail as long as her body. It feels like…
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Goodnight House
In a world swirling with chaos and emotions, it feels weird to care. A house we lived in for five years, a small Sears kit Craftsman house built in 1924, was recently torn down. It feels like a piece of my history is gone. Just like that: erased. We moved in on Valentine’s Day in…
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A Forever Fear of Particle Board?
Our guardian angels have been working overtime. While away one weekend this past year, visiting our middle child at college for friends and family weekend, we got a call from the fire department. They confirmed that all dogs and people had been safely evacuated from our house due to carbon monoxide gas. Everyone was okay.…
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Just Clean It
This post brought to you by a budget-friendly suggestion. I renovated my kitchen today. It took 3 hours. I reclaimed at least half the counter space and got rid of the most random 3 cubic feet of sh*** that was all over. It was glorious and the cost was $0 dollars.
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What Child Is This?
A child that needs a whuppin’, that’s what. The other day, I casually asked this child to come here and she said…. with eyes of steel…. “Say please.”
Simply Turquoise.
Simply Turquoise 