Monkey Picked
As the lucky recipient of a monthly Tea Club gift for my last birthday, I am always tickled by the Continue Reading
Family Life
You are cordially…UNvited.
Some people reach out and invite you to things. I just received what I’ve decided to call an UNvite. Continue Reading
Please forgive me, I was hangry.
There is a candy bar commercial whose tagline is “You’re not you when you’re hungry.” Well, pardon my snarkiness – Continue Reading
You didn’t ask.
There are times in Continue Reading
Ma-Nah Ma-Nah Phenomena
Do you remember the Muppets singing Ma-Nah Ma-Nah? I have found it to be one of the most universal phrases Continue Reading
Not every round orange thing is a tangerine. It’s complicated.
As an outsider looking in on a relationship, I have to tell you that it is not always what you Continue Reading
Shades of Love
During some of the darkest times of my life, I am so grateful that I understood that often the only light to Continue Reading
Smokey, the Bear.
Some overheard conversations are better than others in my household. They’re made just a little more delicious when my daughter Continue Reading
Little Girl Lost
Her mother did not abandon her as an infant, despite the story she has told people for years. She was Continue Reading
Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
Dante wrote of an epic journey to the underworld, telling of the nine circles depicting the great suffering located in Continue Reading