Pushing on a Rope
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Hey Santa: I’m still wishin’ and hopin’ you’ll deliver
Dear Santa: I can only presume that my letter of last year did not reach you. I’m not sure whether to blame the U.S. Postal Service or some Internet bug, but I was sorely disappointed to reach all the way down to the toe of my stocking — down where I once would find a … Continue reading
Talkin’ about rap music
Catherine had a doctor’s appointment several towns away today, which meant I spent a lot of time in the car with her, sitting in traffic as she jumped from radio station to radio station in search of a better song. She favors hip-hop and rap music — a preference I still can’t understand — so … Continue reading
Ready for a frightfully good time
Halloween has come to Greenwich. Really. I am not drinking or otherwise incapacitated. Today is the day decreed by our town’s lawmakers as All Hallows Eve 2012– a 12-day-late consolation prize on account of Hurricane Sandy. I do not know if a lot of kids will come to the door, but I fervently hope so. The … Continue reading
Slice of life in the midst of the hurricane
It was a dark and stormy day. I worked hard playing “beat the power outage.” Catherine did the same with all her homework. And Basil helped make sure the mail kept moving. As of now, we still have power, but it’s been flickering all day. (And went out a couple times briefly.) Next door, a … Continue reading
Ready to ride out the storm
OK, we’re ready. Batteries, bottled water and nonperishables purchased, flashlights checked, laundry’s done, lawn furniture and sundries packed away. We’ve checked in on our parents and neighbors, watched Catherine do the “no school for three days” happy dance, got a jump on some work — just in case the power poops out — and went … Continue reading
Keepin’ it classy on our first campus tour
I can’t believe I’m typing this, but it’s true: Tomorrow, we take Catherine to her first college open house. This person: (now this person): is starting to look at colleges. It’s an early look — to a get a lay of the land. Having just started junior year of high school a couple of months … Continue reading
A Cheerio that didn’t leave him ‘Broken Hearted’
You know that old saw about the way to a man’s heart? It’s apparently true, and hard-wired from birth. I saw it in action this morning with two toddlers during the coffee hour at church. She wandered the hall in her beautiful dress, tip-toeing in her Mary Janes with their satin bows, one hand firmly … Continue reading
C is for cookie. It’s good enough for me.
Catherine and I put the new oven through its paces today and the result is a house that smells like heaven. With the church youth group potluck tomorrow, we offered to bring two batches of cookies and that meant hitting the kitchen. We never buy bakery treats because Catherine is allergic to nuts and must … Continue reading
Watching my disappearing act
I’m becoming irrelevant. It began happening years ago, and slowly, but surely, it’s picked up speed. I’m feeling a little like the Cheshire Cat, except instead of watching me dissolve into a grin, you’ll soon find an empty wallet where I used to be. Years ago, the letting go was cause for a mother’s celebration: … Continue reading
A tale from the underground
It’s always good to get a little perspective, even when it is foisted upon you. These last two days, I shook up my routine, attending a conference in New York that found me riding Metro-North yet again. Two years later, the scenery remains the same, but my favorite characters were missing in action: No Patterned … Continue reading
Pushing on a Rope 