Me: "What the F, I'll just hold the camera on the floor and see what I get." Tizzie: "Oh, all right, what the F, I'll look at the camera so you can get a picture of me." Results of the moments of camera play: Tons of bad ones, and one good one. The blurry bath… Continue reading The Look – Tizzie’s F-word pose
Category: Adventures
Nature’s fix – spring is good for your brain
I glanced out the windows yesterday and noticed my flower beds are finally starting to appear through the melted snow. I'm anxious to see if my perennials survived the long winter. And I'm waiting for the third snow to fall on Robin's tail before the official spring arrives. They seem to know better when it… Continue reading Nature’s fix – spring is good for your brain
A staycation day trip to the airport and back
My growing anticipation for this year's slow arrival of spring hit me as I rode along on the way to the airport yesterday. As staycationers, we found it weird to drive to the airport and not have a destination in mind, other than to simply turn around and go right back home. It was a whirlwind… Continue reading A staycation day trip to the airport and back
The pedals of joy in empty-nest parenting
I've been reflective all week, especially about my role in empty nest parenting. I've wondered if I'll ever get used to our kids not being around. Or will I always miss their younger days when I'd see them every morning, afternoon, and evening? Even if I remind myself it wasn't our goal in parenting to… Continue reading The pedals of joy in empty-nest parenting
How my little black book helps me write
I have this adorable little black book. You thought I was going to say dress, didn't you? You got a creeper thing going on, wanting to see me all decked out in a well fitted black dinner dress, with high heels, and a delicate white pearl necklace? You want to see how I looked the… Continue reading How my little black book helps me write
Go ahead, admit it, he was right
Upon rising this morning, to the noise of the cats reminding me I was late to feeding time, I'm trying to grasp the fact that the damn groundhog appears to be right. He crawled out of that hole in the ground and saw his shadow on February 2. 6 weeks later, snow will finish melting,… Continue reading Go ahead, admit it, he was right