Dan and little L. have taken on the responsibility of feeding the birds. I get to take pictures. We have multiple bird feeders, some of which allow for corn cobs to be hammered down on nails. The cobs used to be for the chipmunks, but there’s a squirrel that’s moved in and taken over, and […]
Homosexuality vs. Obesity
If there’s one thing that gets me irate, it’s a superior smugness. I’m driving home from working out yesterday, and I’m pulling out a CD in order to listen to the radio, and although I have my pre-programmed radio program buttons, I think, “Let’s see what else is out there,” and within seconds I catch […]
Banana Pancakes
Apologies to those of you who were hoping for a recipe due to the title of today’s post, but hopefully you’ll leave happier than before. Dan and I have always loved this song–the laziness of it, the wishfulness of it. Lounging around, eating banana pancakes, pretending it’s the weekend, which as you know, it’s not, […]
Knitting
I’ve said it before, but I long for the day I’ll have a little time to pick up knitting needles again. Seriously, it’s like finger yoga. Last night, Dan and I had a splendid time sitting and talking out on the deck, kept warm by the roaring fire. We came in as the sky darkened, […]
If You Want to Write
Last Thursday evening, at my Rochester Art Center reading, a woman asked, “When did you start calling yourself an author?” It’s a good question, one that, I’m sure, every artist asks him- or herself. Does the label come with the simple act of writing? Do you accept the label when you’ve become published…or won an […]