Category: The Attic
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Notes From My Inbox
Over the past weeks as I have risen in the small hours of the morning with a mind that will not still, one of the places I have found solace is in re-reading the words of encouragement of my friends. Tonight I struggled through one fear after another as Friday’s surgery looms ever closer. What…
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I Couldn’t Have Done It Without You
Okay, so I could say that about a lot of things over this past year, but this is my huge thank you to everyone who voted for my haiku because I WON! Thank you, thank you, thank you, my friends! I won a wonderful set of prizes at Rocks In My Dryer, and if I…
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Shameless Plug
Shannon at Rocks In My Dryer is a blog I read faithfully. Every day. She is an amazing writer gifted with wit, insight, intelligence and candor. AND she hosts fun giveaways and contests. This week I am a finalist in her Haiku contest. A finalist! Me! Sooooo, here’s my shameless plug. Get on over to…
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The Impact of Excess
Wednesday night in Ocean City we went out for supper. It was a family restaurant that served a seafood buffet along with a traditional menu. Our family settled in, and after finding out that our two youngest could eat for free and Ash was the junior buffet, we ordered and promptly began filling plates. (I’m…
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Preposterous
I’m spluttering! This is preposterous! In Canada a superior court judge ruled that a 12-year-old girl was “excessively punished” by her father when he wouldn’t allow her to attend a school camping trip because she broke the rules in her home. How did she break the rules? Well, she posted pictures of herself on the…
A Spring of Joy 