Today was the last sleep-in day of the summer - tomorrow we will get up early to practice for Wednesday, the first day of school. But today the kids and I wore pajamas until 1:30 when we changed right into our bathing suits. After spending a few hours at the pool around the … [Read more...]
The Last Happy Time
Dancing. The kind of dancing in a nightclub or a bar, with a good DJ or an awesome band. You're just a little bit drunk, and one of your favorite songs is playing. You get so into the moment that you close your eyes, you are the music, your body moving to it effortlessly. You … [Read more...]
(Not So) Wordless Wednesday: Dog Days of Summer
I don't think I've ever invoked the Wordless Wednesday cheat of adding (Not So) to the beginning so I could weasel a bunch of words into what is supposed to be a post that includes only a picture. But a few things made me short on time today, so I'm going to do it now. Number … [Read more...]
Get Off My Lawn
I'm becoming a cranky old lady. Here is a short list of things that I can no longer tolerate: hashtags, group texts, the slightest hint of heartburn, shitty cocktails, a lack of available parking spaces, traffic, being late for anything, being kept waiting for anything, passive … [Read more...]
My Florinda Shelf
I have this friend. Her name is Florinda and she is a book blogger. (She is also in our world famous Wordless Wednesday linkup and she's also doing this Just One Paragraph challenge - our great minds think alike.) That is a person who blogs about books - it's pretty plain and … [Read more...]
