A Moment of Magic
Before I moved to the east coast I thought that people taking the train into “the city” to have dinner with friends was something that only happened in the movies. Little did I know that there would come a day…
Angels Wear Plaid
Noticing life out loud since 2011
Angels Wear Plaid
Noticing life out loud since 2011
Category musings and random thoughts
Third Time’s a Charm
I’m one of those shoppers that traditional brick and mortar stores love to hate. The only ‘real life’ shopping experiences I willingly take on are the after Christmas shopping trips with my mom and my kids. We make them into…
The Magic of Macy’s
The day after Thanksgiving brings a simultaneous sigh of relief from homemakers and a deep breath of anticipation and more than a little anxiety from retail employees across the country. Every year a seasonal fear returns, for the cook it’s…
Betty Botter Bought some Batter
Saturday’s are often post sleepover mornings (or more accurately stay awake all night playing video games, guitar hero, and magic mornings). Serving pancakes to groggy teenage boys has become somewhat of a tradition. The funny thing is that although I enjoy…
The Seasonal Aisle
Mother Nature has made life interesting this year; between earthquakes, hurricanes, and freak October snow storms, I’m not sure what, if anything is left. In August we learned that it’s possible to feel an earthquake in Pennsylvania, how to batten…
Our Tax Dollars at Work
Traveling by plane used to be fun, well maybe not fun, but at least pleasant and certainly much easier than it is today. I think we all used to look forward to feeling a little special when the stewardess, now flight…
The Password you Entered is Incorrect…
When I was younger I knew almost every phone number in my network of family and friends by heart, today I have a hard time remembering my own. A few of my coworkers and I recently pondered the reason that none…
Do Geese Smell Fear?
Fall is my favorite time to ride my bike or go for a run along the towpath. It may be because it’s the time of year I discovered the canal and realized that it was a ‘towpath’ with a history…
I may be Crazy, but…
Either my ghost or my imagination is playing tricks on me and I’m not sure which. Tonight I dropped my laptop off for an overnight stay with my friends at the Geek Squad. After I described the problem and miraculously…
Class Begins at 6:45
Jingle, jingle, ching, ching…. flip FLOP, flip FLOP… thwap…SIGH…PLOP. Fifteen minutes into Yoga class, the door opened and not only filled the room with unwelcome light, but the latecomer to the class chose to set up her space on the opposite…