It’s no great mystery. Weddings, when single, are tough. It doesn’t matter how much you love the bride/groom, how glad you are to be there for their big day. They are just tough. We singles will always be the ones that screw up the seating arrangement, or if we happen to be “cute enough”, will beContinueContinue reading “5 steps to surviving a wedding while single”
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How being clumsy teaches lessons for the New Year
So, it was the last day of 2015. I was determined to get outside in the (relative) warmth of a 40 degree day, and give Sadie a long, long walk to make up for all the hours I’d kept the poor pooch in the dreaded, hated car getting back from Norfolk. I also wanted to endContinueContinue reading “How being clumsy teaches lessons for the New Year”
On the eve of 2016, she wrote a blog post. What happened next will blow your mind.
Forgive the title, I just couldn’t resist. Travel, photography, dogs, politics, and more themes from 2015.
All the feelings at Christmas-time
On a whim, tonight I bought a rope of silver garland to add to my tabletop Christmas tree. The sparkles are exactly what I’d hoped for. I’m having a Christmas-time flashback of lying on the floor with my head under our family tree – a real one, unlike my current one – blurring my eyesContinueContinue reading “All the feelings at Christmas-time”
On being alone
Those who make life happen while living alone are a special breed. We are (more or less) tough, low-maintenance, and pretty self-sufficient. We have carved lives of wonder and meaning out of a society that is obsessed with “matrimania” – my new favorite word – and we’ve done it with, more or less, some measure of grace.ContinueContinue reading “On being alone”
Everything and a Racehorse 