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Category Archives: Loose Chunks of Debris
60 Faces of Bennett (7-12)
Highs and Lows of Week Two as a Nanny.
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60 Faces of Bennett
I’ve been given a gift. It’s one with moving parts. His name is Bennett and he will be my companion for the next 9 weeks, pretty much 6 hours a day every day but Thursday mornings and Sundays. Bennett … Continue reading
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Mom, Interrupted
For the first time yesterday, at the OBGYN, I heard the heartbeat of Myrrhine’s babe-in-progress. While I was hoping for an ultrasound (a more formal introduction, even though it is essentially a one-way mirror), her midwife gently reminded us that … Continue reading
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Tagged aqua pool, baby, grandma, Myrrhine, pregnancy
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Little Works of Art
Galveston reminds me of New Orleans, and not just because the town has a large Mardi Gras celebration. It’s the blend of variant cultures, the weather, the gumbo, and the houses — brightly colored, slightly askew, surrounded by palms, palmettos … Continue reading
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Another “Corn” hike — the Cornish Estate
Here’s a blast-from-the-past. On the 2nd anniversary of Armistice Day, the Paint, Oil & Varnish Club of New York welcomed a speaker, Edward J. Cornish, to its gathering. The distinguished guest, president of the National Lead Co. (then largest lead … Continue reading
Thanks, Clayton
I don’t know how to thank our friend Clayton for having us for a few days in Nova Scotia at his fabulous house near Yarmouth. He is an amazing artist, collector, and decorator (as a retired theatre design professor) as … Continue reading
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a new dog blog
Not posting much here lately; that’s because I’m taking a class this summer that requires me to create a new blog on BLOGGER (ugh). Anyhow, suffering through it is much more bearable when one is writing about dogs! visit me … Continue reading
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Five things
A saying that was part of my mom’s childhood, and a mantra of its time, was: Keep Calm and Carry On. It was a motivational poster produced by the British government in 1939, several months before the beginning of the … Continue reading
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Mother’s Day without you
Hi Mom, This, my first Mother’s Day without you. I’m sad.
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Significant Other, an essay on love
It’s not exotic, it doesn’t roll off the tongue. Its clunky construction forces analysis: Just what does it mean? My Significant Other and I are of the age where there is simply no artful way in which to refer to … Continue reading
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