Pushing on a Rope
Terri S. Vanech
Bean there
If you had a few minutes to be thoughtful, you might guess that some important philosophical matter would be a great equalizer of people. And you’d be wrong. Turns out green beans in tomato sauce level the playing field. Really. Who knew my four hours of ladling green beans at our festival last night at … Continue reading
Flashback Friday — 30 Winks
This is one of those pictures that really takes me back. Looking at it, I can just about feel this sleeping infant Catherine in my arms, smell the sweet baby scent of her hair, remember my quandary over whether I could manage to get up off the couch and transfer her to the crib without … Continue reading
Back to School Daze
Tomorrow will be my last Back to School night, the final of 13 annual treks to school to get the lay of the land for the year ahead. It is bittersweet. Even as a mom I carry a childlike excitement about the start of school, with its new supplies, different teachers and vast stores of … Continue reading
Chew on this …
Like some of you, I have tried more stress-relief remedies than I care to admit. Yoga. Reflexology. Jazzercise. Aromatherapy. Chocolate. Each has had some helpful effect, but none of them has left me stress-free. Lately, I’ve tried to accept that as a woman of a certain age with a husband, daughter, full-time job, and a … Continue reading
Flashback Friday — Reading is Fundamental
The emails are coming in from Catherine’s teachers in advance of Tuesday’s Back to School night. Her Honors World Lit teacher let us know the kids had just finished Gilgamesh, and that they liked it more than they had expected. This kind of class is right up my alley and I can’t wait to hear … Continue reading
Name game
No longer next door, but still in our hearts, our former neighbors continue to entertain us. Their four kids call us Mr. and Mrs. Basil, and as a result think of our family as “The Basils.” This week we found out just how ingrained the notion is. Basil stopped by to see them Tuesday and … Continue reading
All a-Twitter
Four months into retirement Basil has discovered a whole new technological landscape, and I’m paying for it. Now that he has time on his hands (wasn’t this supposed to be temporary retirement???), he’s figured a few things out. For example, I no longer have to stand over him and point to where he needs to … Continue reading
Flashback Friday — Let’s Dance
I’ve only got a few hours (read 3 pm) until I’m in biiiiiig trouble for this post, but once I stumbled on these photos there was no stopping me. Apologies for the lousy photography. I was already hiding in dark corners, trying not to be too embarrassing when I took these, six years ago. It … Continue reading
Pushing on a Rope 