Peaches & Control

Oh I do believe there is no other more seductive word in the world than “control”. I love to be in control — of myself, the environment, of situations around me.  I need control in order to function. Much of this has to do with my personality.  Much has to…

Good Filters Create Good Selfies

#Reverb15, Day 5 Go on, show us your selfie! You know you want to. Good filters create good selfies, is what I told a friend on Facebook when I posted this picture as my profile picture. She had remarked that I looked so young and while it’s true that I…

Junk Mail

#Reverb14, Day 12: Write a letter from you to you… filled with forgiveness, love, and a big bear hug.   I’ve been hung up on moving forward with Reverb ever since this particular prompt popped up in my email. I appreciate the spirit in which these types of “things” are…

I Celebrate Eh

#Reverb14, Day 9: As you enter into the new year, what would you like to do/make/have/be more often? How will you bear witness and celebrate the tiny milestones? How will you respond on the occasions when your intentions do not come to pass?   I won’t say I don’t have goals….

What Clothes to Wear in The New Narnia

    When I first stopped teaching I had a closet full of clothes I never wore but wished I would. I would have to hold myself back from hugging the hanging fabric and taking a deep long breath to smell the fading scent of my perfume. All my beautiful…

laugh and wait

#Reverb12: Day 14 What was the most important thing you learned in 2012?   In a home I like to keep in order, I learned that order can wait when my little beans want to play.  I learned that there is always time to cuddle teddy bears and baby dolls….