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It was a Friday evening and my son Alex and I were walking around our neighborhood when we noticed a lot of families setting up tables in their driveways. “Must be the town wide yard sale this weekend.” I said as we passed a woman wheeling out a rolling rack of clothes. I began shakingContinue reading “TREASURE HUNTING”

I knocked on my son Alex’s bedroom door. “Can I come in?” I called. “Sure!” I walked into his sitting room and saw that he had a clear plastic bag of rubber snakes on his couch. I picked it up but held it away from me, because even though they’re rubber they’re still snakes. “WhatContinue reading “MANIC MOCKINGBIRD”

After dinner my son Alex and I decided to take a drive down to the beach. There’s a National Park by us called Sandy Hook, a peninsula that has the ocean on one side and the bay on the other. We parked the car in the lot and made our way across the sand toContinue reading “PEEK-A-BOO”

I was sitting on the couch, reading the morning newspaper, when my son Alex came out of his room. I looked at my phone to check the time. “It’s only 6:30, what are you doing up so early?” Alex used his fist to rub his eye. “I’ve been up since 3:30! Those stupid robin’s madeContinue reading “EARLY BIRD”

My husband Steven held his phone up to me, “Alex and I thought you might like this for Mother’s Day.” I took the phone from him and looked at what he’d saved on his Amazon account. It was a beautiful black rocking chair. “I thought we’d get two of them.” he added. “Oh my gosh!Continue reading “ROCKING MOM”

I’d been standing on our back deck for a few minutes before I came back inside. “Well, this sure stinks.” I said as I closed the door and looked at my son Alex, who was standing in front of the open refrigerator. “What’s wrong?” he asked as he moved things around on the shelf. “EveryContinue reading “SPRING PEEPER SOLO”

I was sitting in our living room, windows open, enjoying the cool breeze when my son Alex came into the room. “What are you up to today?” I asked. “Working.” he said as he went into the kitchen to make a cup of coffee. “What about you?” he called. I sighed as I laid backContinue reading “LILAC PROUD”

I was standing by my couch trying to get the best possible light, before snapping a picture, when my husband Steven came in. “Why are you taking a picture of our couch?” “Because everyone takes pictures when they go on vacation.” I said matter-of-fact. Steven looked confused. “We didn’t go anywhere.” “You might not haveContinue reading “SAYING GOODBYE”

I’d clicked on my Facebook account and the first thing that popped up was a picture I’d taken the year before on a trip my sister and I had taken to the Netherlands. “Oh, my gosh! I can’t believe its already been a year!” I cried to myself. I went to find the photo albumContinue reading “SHARE YOUR MEMORIES”

My son Alex and I were enjoying a beautiful sunny day on our back deck, when I looked up in the sky and saw several hawks gliding above. “Aren’t they beautiful?” I said as I pointed to them swooping and turning in the breeze. “They look like Cooper Hawks.” Alex looked up squinting. “There sureContinue reading “HAWK HARMONY”