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I was in the hall bathroom hanging up a new picture when my son Alex walked in. “What are you doing?” he asked. “Hanging the picture your Aunt Lizzy gave me.” I finished tapping the picture hook into the wall then picked up the 5×7 white framed picture. It had three pieces of sea glassContinue reading “KITCHEN TOOLBOX”

I was walking past my living room window when out of the corner of my eye I noticed a squirrel scurrying across the telephone wire carrying something in her mouth. I squinted my eyes to try and get a better look. It has always amazed me that a squirrel’s twitching tail could take the placeContinue reading “HIGH-WIRE MOVE”

I was outside filling my bird feeders when I looked down on the ground and saw something strange. It was perfectly round, the size of a golf ball and had the colorful look of a jawbreaker. I put the lid back on the feeder, tucked the bag of birdseed under my arm and scooped upContinue reading “OAK GALL”

It was after dinner and my son Alex and I had just returned from a walk in our neighborhood. We each grabbed a bottle of water and headed to the back porch where my husband, Steven was sitting. “You two have a nice walk?” he asked as I sat down in my rocking chair andContinue reading “FALLING FEATHERS”

My sister Liz sent me a picture of a waterfall. “Just checked into our hotel! Here’s the view from our terrace!” There was no texting back for me. I picked up the phone and called her. “Where are you?” I cried. “It’s beautiful!” “I booked a quick weekend get-away. We’re up along the Hudson RiverContinue reading “VICARIOUS VACATION”

It was late in the afternoon when my husband Steven walked in the front door. “I’m home!” he called as he dropped his keys on the foyer table. “I’m in here!” I called from the living room where I was sitting on the couch, still in my pajamas with my laptop propped up on aContinue reading “USELESS TRIVIA”

Our son Alex came out on the back deck carrying a bowl of cherries. “Look what I found in the refrigerator!” he said placing the bowl on the table between my husband Steven and I. He looked over at me. “Did you get these today?” “I did! I picked them up at the farmer’s market,Continue reading “THE ART OF PIT SPITTING”

We’d invited some friends over for pizza and Steven had made some appetizers. As he put the plate of tomato, mozzarella and basil drizzled with balsamic vinegar and olive oil on the table he proudly announced. “This came out of Kathy’s garden!” “Oh, the tomatoes!” Nicole asked as she scooped one off the plate. “No,Continue reading “NOT A GARDEN”

I walked into the laundry room and saw the laundry basket overflowing with clothes. “Oh come on! I thought I caught up with the laundry yesterday!” I cried as I began sorting the dirty clothes into piles. “Are you talking to me?” my husband Steven called. “I am if you’re the one who dumped allContinue reading “LAUNDRY DAY EVERYDAY”

It was noon and my son Alex was just coming out of his bedroom. “Want to go down to the beach and grab a hot dog for lunch?” I asked him as he came into the room rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. Alex looked out the window. “It looks like a perfect beachContinue reading “BACK ROAD WARRIOR”