Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
There was a time in my life when contact with a drunk left me feeling angry and frustrated. During the first couple of years after my husband and I separated, I had to stay away from bars or other places drunks might congregate (like parties) because the sight of a [...]
Believe it or not, the kids come voluntarily. Fifty-one 5th graders showed up this morning for a half a day of math. We’ve done this 3 Saturdays in a row. We aren’t teaching anything new, just reinforcing what they’ve already learned.  The thing is, our 5th graders are smokin’ hot. [...]
Tonight was one of those rare nights in my life when I returned home from school and just sat. I sat not thinking. Not moving — well, except maybe the drip of saliva coming from the corner of my mouth. Sometimes the body is just too tired for any form [...]
Burnt. Toasted. Too tired to think. Too tired to read. Too tired to post. Maybe later. If my brain reboots. [...]
I am from creamed tuna on toast, from Red Ball Footwear, and church on Sunday. I am from the little white house by the gully, unadorned, unimpressive, filled with love. I am from the piney woods, Syringa bush, sunlight on water, the Locust tree; wild, red roses, and mica stones. [...]