My Word of the Week: Wither
Its fall, when leaves wither on the vine and our lives begin to wither at the prospect of winter. It only makes sense if we remember Spring will come again. Read more
My Word of the Week: Show
Steve and the boys thought I’d gone completely mad when I rushed to the fence Friday evening after a band concert and dinner out. “Look, I see them,” I called out, and my three guys were completely flummoxed because I was looking toward the neighbors’ house but no one was home. Read more
Surprised by Spring
I’ve watched the red squirrels and the black lab dance through the narrow flower beds over the past several weeks, convinced that every round paw print, every hole dug with tiny little squirrel feet, was driving my broccoli and lettuce and kale and pea and spinach seeds further away from the possibility of sprouting. The […] Read more
My Word of the Week: Plans
plans – noun \ˈplanz\ : a set of actions that have been thought of as a way to do or achieve something : something that a person intends to do __________ I’ve got plans. Big plans. Just this weekend, my husband and I finalized our plans for a beach vacation with the boys this summer. I booked […] Read more
My Word of the Week: Spring
spring – noun, often attributive, \ˈspriŋ\ : the season between winter and summer : the season when plants and trees begin to grow : a twisted or coiled piece of metal that returns to its original shape when it is pressed down or stretched : the ability of something to return to its original shape when it is […] Read more
Do Nothing to Stop It
The sun shines white today, angling in through the blinds, and just through the window I see the red blooms on my quince bush stretching open in the warmth. When the first hint of them caught my eye a week or so ago, I worried. This unseasonably warm weather we have been having might mean […] Read more
There and Back Again: Spring?
There are early signs of Spring emerging in the back yard. The days have been a little warmer, a few trees and bushes have begun to push out their first buds, and patches of grass are growing greener. There is hope out there! But inside, in my heart and spirit, the long days of winter […] Read more
Nothing but Snow
We just couldn’t resist writing about it and snapping pictures of it and mentioning it in every Facebook status and Tweet we posted all week. It was the only thing on our minds these last few days. And if we weren’t mentioning it online, we were talking about it in person. What else could it […] Read more
Messy, beautiful life
Over the past few weeks as Spring begins to take shape, I have been gradually cleaning up the debris of winter again. I’ve written many times about collecting the various objects the earth spits out after a winter of freezing and the shifts of thawing, objects left behind in the past by acts of carelessness, […] Read more
Picking up Sticks
The calendar says it’s Spring these days, even though the weather apparently hasn’t heard the news. And though I had to put a coat on to do so, I finally made it outside to start picking up sticks in my yard. As a child, picking up sticks was one of my least favorite chores. I […] Read more