Halloween is upon us. This makes me ridiculously happy. Like most grown-ups, I love this tradition…
WriteOut of Her Mind
Steaming
I love my dog, Scout, even when I don’t particularly like her. I am confident she feels the same…
Knit
The pandemic has brought into focus something that has been missing from my life: I don’t have a…
With thanks
Thanksgiving isn’t cancelled. It may not look like our traditional family gatherings, but we’re…
Scrimmage
Thank goodness a global pandemic didn’t shut down the National Football League (she says…
Blue pen
I am not a morning person. Never have been. I don’t aim to be one, either. But, in order to…
Cold sore
I realize there is a pandemic sweeping across the world right now, so this may seem like a “first-world problem,” but I’m so sick of COVID this and COVID that.
College
There is a stack of boxes and totes in the corner of my living room. An old chrome toaster is…
Gone
While you’re reading this, I am standing on a dock overlooking the lake.
Sunflowers
There are some things in life I could not do without; essential things like water, the love of my…
Beautiful blue
Sometimes my spontaneity brings about the most amazing road trip adventures and sometimes, it just…
Biker
Maybe this pandemic has finally gotten to me, or maybe turning 50 was a bigger life change than I anticipated, but I’ve made a life-changing decision.
Swimming
August. Already. It’s weird how this pandemic makes me feel like I’m moving at a glacial pace,…
New wheels
When the Carpenter picked me up on our first date, he was driving a 1986 silver Oldsmobile Cutlass.…
Green bin
A few months ago I came home to find a green bin standing upright in the driveway.