A few of my latrinalia (bathroom wall art) findings from the women's bathroom walls of my latest university.
Morning Birdsong
Saturday, April 4, 2020, around 8am. There are now over one-million confirmed cases of Covid-19 in more than 200 countries. Media outlets teeter-totter from doom and gloom to hope and compassion. The neighbors are getting restless, the pool has been cleaned twice this week (including once yesterday by the singing pool guy) and Nana and …
Life in a Brave New World
Have you ever wanted the world to stop spinning, just for a little bit, so you could catch your breath? Well, be careful what you ask for. Yesterday I had a lovely conversation with a very good friend in Scotland. While I’m not unaware of the doom and gloom plaguing the world and our news …
Finding Lost Family
March, 1988 We knew it all along, didn’t need a judge to tell us. But maybe he did. Besides, it was a way for me to finally meet him, my dad. When he walked inside the courtroom that day in 1988, I knew right away that it was him. He was bigger than the man …
Strong. Brave. Proud?
Time to get real. My past posts have been personal, but this is something different. It's about my recent visit to see my uncle in prison. And if you would rather look up cookie recipes than read about something darker, then I completely understand. There's a lot of dark stuff out there already; cookies sometimes …
Biscuits + Yesterday + Tomorrow = Today
Living in the past is not an option. For years now, the universe has been telling me to get rid of stuff. It's necessary as part of my life's mission. I still don't know what that mission is, but the universe, or else that little voice inside my head, has been pretty loud and clear. …
Biscuit-Makin’ Nana
Nana hasn't made me biscuits in ages, and she missed it. Me too! These days, I'm usually the one cooking her meals. So this morning, here she is bright and early in the kitchen. Just a couple bickies though 'cause I unfortunately no longer have the metabolism of a six-year-old. She even managed to pull …
Keep Dancing
The thoughts and emotions swimming around in my head today are keeping me out of sorts. It’s as if rubber balls are bouncing around inside me. As soon as one settles, a new one pops up, startling me with another hit. And it’s nauseating. I go from tears to love to laughter to wanting to …
Don’t Forget to Dance
For the past few weeks, I've been hiding behind my laptop. The temps were low, most of the time, which made it easier to avoid going out … there. The house that I live in is older, raised, with hardwood floors and crackling plastic on the windows, in an attempt to stop the frosty breeze …
Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire "courting"?
"O gentle Romeo, If thou dost love, pronounce it faithfully. Or if thou think'st I am too quickly won, I'll frown and be perverse and say thee nay, So thou wilt woo: but else, not for the world." - William ShakespeareSo, at the moment, I'm being courted. (insert batting eyelashes here) A girl used to …
