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I was sitting on the couch, feet up on the coffee table, ready for a quiet evening at home. As I picked up the television remote, ready to scroll through the channels, I heard the chirp of a cricket. Looking over at the window I could see it was closed. “Oh, great.” I sighed asContinue reading “SOUND OF FALL”

It was the first day of a new school year. The students had been dismissed and I was walking back to my office when I noticed a beautiful bouquet of pink carnations sitting on a table near the front office. Not only did the delicate bouquet have my favorite flowers but the hint of babyContinue reading “PINK CARNATIONS”

My son Alex and I were sitting on the back deck eating lunch when I saw a robin in our birdbath. “Well he’s certainly having a micro-joy right now!” I couldn’t help but laugh as we watched him splashing about in the water. Alex looked over at me with a confused look on his face.Continue reading “MICRO-JOY”

It was already dark out when I finished cleaning the kitchen. With a final wipe of the countertop I grabbed the garbage bag from its container, tied the top closed and headed out the back door to throw it in the garbage can. Leaving the back door open, I lifted the lid to the canContinue reading “SKUNKED”

It was first thing in the morning and my son Alex walked into the kitchen where I was pouring hot water into a tea cup. “Morning!” I said to him as I put the kettle down and went over to the cabinet to get the bottle of apple cider vinegar. “How’d you sleep?” I wentContinue reading “SIPPING SLOWLY”

“Dinner will be ready in five minutes!” I called out to my husband Steven and my son Alex. I could hear muffled “Okays.” from both of them. I was standing at the sink with a colander in one hand and a pot in the other getting ready to drain the potatoes when I looked upContinue reading “FLY AWAY HOME”

I was visiting my sister Liz in North Carolina. We were sitting on her porch discussing the latest movies that were out in the theaters when I couldn’t help but voice my opinion on one. “Everyone’s talking about the Barbie movie.” I shook my head and sighed. “I hated playing Barbie when we were little.”Continue reading “NOT A BARBIE GIRL”

I was climbing up the attic stairs when my son Alex came out of his room. “What are you up to?” I was half way up the ladder when I stopped and looked down at him. “Oh, good. I’m glad you’re here. I was going to grab a suitcase, can I hand it down toContinue reading “LEAVING ON A JET PLANE”

I had just gotten back from running errands when my son Alex met me at the door. “Oh, no.” Alex said as he pointed at the Dunkin Donuts cup in my hand. “That’s never a good sign.” “Come on.” I laughed. “It’s a small Chi tea. I felt like I deserved a treat today.” IContinue reading “DAMSEL IN DISTRESS”

My son Alex and I had just finished taking a walk in the park and were driving home. “Do we have time to stop by the book store?” he asked. “I wanted to get a book on Yoga.” “We don’t have to stop.” I looked over at him and smiled. “We already have a YogaContinue reading “YOGA FAIL”