This weekend we had the quintessential autumn-in-New-England day. It was perfect, stem-to-stern. We cleared calendars, proclaimed it a family day in our household and set out to enjoy Mama Nature dressed in her best. We headed to a small town in the Northern area of our state. It’s so cute and quaint that it just… Continue reading It’s Elemental, so to speak
“Good parents give their children Roots and Wings.” –Jonas Salk I am back from the woods. After a night of sleeping like a dead woman (I don’t think I moved a centimeter all night or even closed my mouth-it felt like the Sahara this morning) and the world’s hottest shower, I have completed re-entry. As I… Continue reading A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That
When I think of instances in which loss of dignity results in something great, the first thing that springs (hurls, throws, runs-full-speed) to mind instantly is, of course, childbirth. Been there twice, both times the dignity went out the window as soon as that little pregnancy test showed positive. The seemingly endless doctor’s visits, the… Continue reading Checking the Dignity at the Door
