Noticing life out loud since 2011
Noticing life out loud since 2011
After checking the itinerary no less than 700 times before heading to the airport, my youngest son and I were finally airborne and on our way to Minnesota for a long-awaited vacation at the lake. The day had gone without…
Today is my birthday! I arrived at the cabin last night and was delighted by the brightly colored balloons tied to the mailbox and on the chair reserved for the ‘birthday girl.’ My niece bounced up and down and pointed at the…
Today the morning fog was thicker than usual, the coffee wasn’t kicking in and my thoughts were focused on my upcoming vacation. I checked my calendar and sighed out loud when the meeting reminder popped up. I had no idea…
We stood on the bridge between New Hope and Lambertville waiting for the fireworks to begin. Annoyed with the loud sniffling sound behind me, I turned toward my son. “You need to blow your nose,” I said. “Do you have…
It was like Paul Bunyan meets Cirque Du Soleil and it all happened right in my front yard. It was Saturday morning. I saw him before he reached the house, he dropped a pile of orange rope on the ground…
When I started my ‘Guide to Writing Descriptive Settings’ class in late May, I was certain that I wouldn’t tackle writing about Big Sand Lake, I was positive it was too big to capture into words. I didn’t think I could describe how thrilling…
Memories strike at strange times and in unexpected ways. I have a relationship with the towpath and the canal. Its constant but ever-changing presence embodies the evolution in my life. Along the canal, in the quiet of the morning, my heart opens and…
I take pictures of everything, and multiple versions of most things. I’m not a photographer by any means, although every once in a while I get lucky and capture something breathtaking or unique. I like to think the digital camera…
It would ‘know’ when I requested navigation to an incorrect address and that I was walking not driving to my destination. There are 2 CVS pharmacies near where my writer’s group meeting is held. One has a parking garage, the other does…
The morning was sunny, Bobby’s mood was not. Bobby looked nothing short of defeated, his entire body drooped with exhaustion. “I underbid this job by a longshot, but it happens, and you still gotta finish the job and finish it…