Touchy subject that I’m not sure how to approach, or whether I should. The other day I had the privilege of listening to a few women talking about their histories. It’s fascinating, to hear the stories they share and disturbing,Read More

I’m a hockey fan. Some people are kind of surprised by this. Maybe they have this idea that hockey’s a violent sport or one that women aren’t interested in? I don’t know. I have a lot more friends that areRead More

Once upon a time, I had to memorize a poem for school. Truthfully, I can’t even remember what poem it was that I memorized. I’m pretty sure it was She Walks in Beauty by Byron but I wouldn’t bet myRead More

If you check the hours of my regular posts, you’ll probably recognize that I’m a night owl. For quite a while I was posting pictures to Twitter of my #MidnightBaking. I used to do baking for Sunday morning church afterRead More

I like to go back and read something that I haven’t in a while. It’s like visiting a familiar place. This one took me a while to find because I had to remember the title. I have a number ofRead More

Family story: My mom got my dad a mug from the shelf and it had a chip in the lip of it. Mom didn’t want Dad to use it because, without the glaze, she said it would leech whatever’s inRead More

Have you ever heard of an Enneagram? My spell check apparently hasn’t. I was introduced to it through the Pennsylvania Public Library Director’s Institute. I can’t say I’m a big fan of “personality” tests. It all seems pretty woo-woo toRead More

43. Silence I HAVE known the silence of the stars and of the sea, And the silence of the city when it pauses, And the silence of a man and a maid, And the silence for which music alone findsRead More

I’m going to have to watch this one again. Probably not immediately, ’cause who’s got the money and time for that?, but some day and with someone who knows more about comic books than I do. Which wouldn’t be aRead More

Once upon a time, I told a friend I was too selfish to get married. I didn’t remember saying this, but she reminded me of it on her wedding day, to the surprise of everyone else in the limo. IRead More