Author Archives: kathymiele28

“Wait. Don’t move. You have something on your face.” My husband Steven was holding my chin as he turned my face to get a closer look. “Is that glitter?” He took his finger and brushed it away. “Probably. It is that time of year.” I laughed. “I thought we weren’t going to send cards withContinue reading “ALL THAT GLITTERS”

“Uh oh!” I said as I pushed the order button. “What’s the uh oh for?” My son Alex asked from the kitchen. “I might have just started another collection.” I moved the laptop off my lap and headed to the kitchen. “A collection of what?” He asked. I walked by him as he was makingContinue reading “NEW COLLECTION”

“Okay! I’m doing it!” I cried as I finished reading an article on ‘mindful eating’. “What are you doing?” My husband Steven asked as he was passing through the living room and headed towards his office. “I’m doing mindful eating during the holiday season.” I leaned back against a pillow and swung my legs upContinue reading “MINDFUL EATING”

My son Alex came into the living room where I was sitting on the couch smiling as I looked at my phone. “What has you so happy?” He asked as he came over to the couch and sat next to me. “I just got an A on my first Spanish test!” I showed him theContinue reading “FELIZ NAVIDAD”

My son Alex and I were walking through our neighborhood when I couldn’t help but notice all the piles of leaves at the curbside. “It’s so weird that you never see kids jumping in leaves anymore.” “That’s probably because everyone’s worried about mold and ticks.” Alex said as he kicked an acorn further up theContinue reading “PILE OF LEAVES”

“LUNCH!” I called to my husband Steven and our son Alex. A few minutes later they made their way into the kitchen from wherever they had been in the house. “What’s for lunch?” Steven asked. “I made artisanal sandwiches!” I waved my hand over the plates on the counter-top like Vanna White did on TheContinue reading “ARTISANAL SANDWICH”

My son Alex came out of his bathroom and passed me in the hallway as he headed for the kitchen. “There’s a spider in my bathroom.” He called over his shoulder. “Oh, I can get that for you.” I went into the bathroom and began looking around. “That’s okay. I’m getting a glass so IContinue reading “SPIDER CATCHING”

We had just finished dinner and my husband Steven and son Alex were helping me clear the table when I looked out the dining room window and noticed something growing in our fire pit. “Is that corn?” I asked in disbelief. Alex and Steven laughed as they took the plates out to the kitchen. WhenContinue reading “SURPRISE CROP”

The weather had finally turned a bit cooler, so when I walked out on my back porch I couldn’t help but give a quick shiver as I pulled the hood of my sweatshirt up to cover my ears. I began checking on my geraniums, pulling off dead leaves and seeing if they needed any water.Continue reading “ANTS GO MARCHING”

It was a beautiful fall day and I was on my own. My husband Steven was out of town and my son Alex was meeting a friend for lunch. “I’m not letting this day go to waste sitting inside.” I said to myself. So I scooped my car keys off the counter and decided toContinue reading “SKIP IT”