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Category Archives: Daily Observations
Whose Nest is Empty Anyway?
Warning: This may not be palatable for certain college age offspring, of say, mine. While not intended to be a lecture… it might have become one along the way. Read with caution, but know that I mean it. This year … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Daily Observations, High School, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Teens
Tagged college age kids, college age kids returning home, empty nest, high school, Humor, life after kids, life after the kids leave, mothers, parenting, parenting roles, teen years, ungrateful, writing
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The Middle… Words of Gratitude
Recently I’ve found myself powerfully tuned in to the world around me. Colors are brighter (the foliage blows my mind daily!); music moves me more than usual; I notice people around me and see them with fresh eyes. There are … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Musings, My world, Parenting, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged children, Death, grateful, Gratitude, letting go, Musings, taking stock, Thanks, writing
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Big Town, Little Food. Chicago.
We are visiting Chicago, my favorite city in the US. I really enjoy New York City; San Francisco is beautiful; Boston is home and special for all sorts of reasons, but I love Chicago. We lived here for seven years … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Parenting, travel, Writing
Tagged Chicago, Fine Dining, Foie Gras, Foodies, Gastronomy, Graham Elliott, Lakeshore East, old friends, Ria, shopping, travel, wagyu beef
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The Middle… Don’t call me Martha.
Today I ran into The Gap to quickly return something. One of the girls who works there, who I’ve gotten to know (yes, that often), and I were talking about some of the left over Halloween decorations in the store. … Continue reading
The Middle… Queen Bee, at last.
Warning: Graphic material, not suitable for all readers. Sexually explicit, murder and cannibalism. This could get ugly. Also, please note: For the sake of this piece, I will occasionally refer to yellow jackets as bees. I am not referring to … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Observations, Death, Humor, Musings, Nature, Parenting
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Fall on Me.
I grew up in a small New England town, south of Boston. Growing up, I didn’t give any deep thought to it, but the seasons played a major roll in my life. There is nothing mellow about the seasons back … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Daily Observations, Musings, My world, Natural beauty, Nature, Parenting, Writing
Tagged Bellingham, childhood, Fall, foliage, Halloween, New England, Pacific Northwest, seasons
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Oh Canada!
Note: Ok, I know what’s coming. And perhaps I should hold off until after book group or a planned lunch date to write this, so that I don’t have to see some of you glare at me. You will. You … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, My world, The U.N., Writing
Tagged Canada, Canadians, offensive, The U.N.
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TALES FROM THE MOTHERLAND 