Home Alone – A Glimpse of my Empty Nest
It’s impossible for me to believe that in just a little more than six months I am going to be an Empty Nester. Christian is in St. Louis this weekend. He and Jeff went to a concert last night and…
Angels Wear Plaid
Noticing life out loud since 2011
Angels Wear Plaid
Noticing life out loud since 2011
There is Perfection in Imperfection
I am a Renaissance woman in more ways than one. The past 3 years and in particular the past twelve months have been explosive and I’ve discovered things about myself that I had no idea were a part of me.…
What is More Quiet Than Quiet?
I had a very special Christmas this year. Jeff and Katie, my two oldest kids, were both able to get the same days off over the holiday. They both flew in on the 21st of December and we had until…
Behind the Scenes of a PSA – Hours of Work for a Few Seconds of Fame
I always wondered why it took so long to make a movie and figured it had more to do with the temperament of the stars than the actual process. Christian’s assignment from his independent film study course was to create…
The Signs Were There All Along – PSA
I secretly wanted to be an actress. In junior high (that’s what we called middle school back in the olden days) I was very active in the drama club and we put on plays and weekly skits at lunch time.…
Good Samaritan or Enabler?
Do you give money to people who are begging on the street or in front of a store? As a general rule I don’t, I do what 99.9% (made up statistic) of the population does, I look the other way…
2A is not 2B
Today I took a trip into Philly for a new and different reason. For once the butterflies in my stomach weren’t about missing the train. In fact I didn’t even triple check the number assigned to my parking spot at…
A Candle in the Storm
Last night I learned the hard way that one should not try and write a blog post while under the influence of fatigue and preoccupation. I wanted to write about my experience during Sandy, but I was so busy wondering…
Round 2 – Athena
Post Sandy and now with power; I’ve been trying to organize my thoughts, get caught up on my life, and figure out how and what to write about. After only a few days without power and a week without access…
The Hatches are Battened Down
In spite of the ongoing coverage of the the latest hurricane making her way up the east coast, I was oblivious to the news until Thursday afternoon. Thank goodness I embarrassed myself at my hair appointment by responding to the…