Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Huddled under a thick shawl on a hot spring day, the woman caught my eye as she peeled stickers off paper and stuck them to a street post. Then I saw that the stickers were hearts, which really piqued my interest. I told her I liked the stickers and asked if I could take a [...]
I thought there'd be more frolicking. Mr. Walt Disney led me to believe chimney sweeps like to whoop it up. They got the job done, sure, but they danced around the house, too. I'd been prepared for a little elbow linking, some flapping like a birdie. As spring days go, though, yesterday felt more like [...]
My daughter in-law hosts a raucous dance party every night. She and her tiny co-host grab their mop microphones and let loose across the dining room floor. "We're going up up up, it's our moment. You know together we're glowin'. Gonna be gonna be golden." A DGA member in the midst of demanding career she [...]
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 [...]
