Yesterday I had a great phone conversation with my mom.  She is 81 years old and has had a long and too often tough life. She’s one of 12 children, being only 1 of 3 left alive. She left school in elementary school to help her mother raise the other children. I had mentioned that […]
Entries from January 15th, 2008
Children, XO and authenticity
January 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Children
Today (okay it was really yesterday!) I drove a couple of hours to see my Grandbaby and daughter too, of course! My daughter has a friend’s baby shower to go to in the next state tomorrow (today), and I’m doing childcare (yeah – fun!) If you’re confused, it’s been a while since you spent time […]
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Chekhov and idiots
January 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I have a greeting card I picked up at some point (maybe in my favorite card shop – Jules Besch Stationers -in Wellfleet, Cape Cod) that has a small child looking grumpy over a bowl of cereal as the illustration. At the top of the card it says “Any idiot can face a crisis — […]
Tags: Chekhov·details·Jules Besch
Mondays
January 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Just saw an hysterical Monster television ad — I tried finding it on line — it doesn’t seem to be out there yet. It had to do with fighting off Mondays — very funny! It made me think about the idea that Mondays are going to be different for me for a few months. Although […]
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Movie night
January 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
How is it a weekend, which promises to be so long, disappears so quickly! Had a lovely dinner in with friends last night, and today went to see a movie in an old movie theatre in a near-by town. We were very excited about it since it was to be the famous Lawrence of Arabia […]