When I was a girl, the life I wanted could only be found in fairy tales. The knight in shining armor on his white majestic horse was going to whisk me away to some ethereal splendid castle somewhere. There we’d dine on grapes and pastries and succulent meats and stuff ourselves until we could eat […]
Can’t Go Back Now
My friend Aimee sent this song recommendation to me. [I didn’t post The Weepies official video, because I found it a little creepy with the puppets.] If you’ve read my depressing Saturday’s post, you’ll need to know that I’m feeling much better today. We were able to squeeze in a lot of family time this […]
Fundamentalism
Dictionary.com defines fundamentalism as many things, but here’s the one I’m referring to in today’s post: “a strict adherence to any set of basic ideas or principles.” This is not necessarily a bad thing, in my opinion, if you don’t foist any of those responsibilities or expectations on anyone else. I think I’ve discussed this […]
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Last night was our first night out on the town, sans Liliana, since coming home with her. We went to the theater to watch The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, then went to Sontes for drinks, so we could talk. May I be frank with you? I must provide an aside first, so you’ll understand. […]
Snowfall
It’s a peaceful blue night, with snow falling as thick as coconut flakes. The turkey lumber through, tamp down the snow, and pause under the bird feeders to see if any seed might have fallen. There are forty-eight, which is still below our record of seventy-five, all at one time. These snowed-in kind of nights […]