Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
My granddaughter won’t remember her first trip to the ocean, but I will. I’ll remember the adorable duck sweatshirt she wore and the way her mother held her snug against her chest. I’ll laugh when I think of her cute little face and that scrunched up expression that said, “What in the world are you [...]
I generally walk at a pretty good clip— headphones on, eyes straight ahead. Out here in grandma-land, though, I move a little slower and, because I’m often accompanied by a rambunctious rescue dog and/or wearing a tiny baby strapped to my chest, I don’t use headphones. As a result, I notice a lot more. I [...]
Yesterday, I discovered an embarrassment of riches in LaLa Land. Or, maybe, it was just an embarrassment. You’ll have to decide that for yourself. I recalibrated my mortification meter about a decade ago and now it hardly registers. I just laugh a lot, and sometimes I sweat. Yesterday I did plenty of both. It all [...]
My friend Benny and I are a committed pair of arborphiles. I thought I had made that word up when I impressed him with my use of it. But it turns out that arborphiles — people who have a deep respect for trees — already exist. Benny shows his appreciation for trees by introducing himself [...]
A bustling coffee house near my brand new granddaughter’s apartment bears my name. It’s called Lalaland and it serves some decadent drinks. Naturally, I popped in. On a busy Saturday morning where the wait time for a takeout iced latte hovered around 45 minutes, no one was particularly interested in my LaLa origin story. I [...]
