Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
It’s not my best work, but my giant Cat in the Hat Pumpkin tickled me anyway. Because, even as I wrestled felt pieces into passable eyeballs and whiskers, my oldest son Charlie was also channeling Dr.Seuss in his home, nearly 1000 miles away. Oh the places they’ll go! And the homes they'll make! And the [...]
Earlier this week, my granddaughter Margo enjoyed the kind of very special Bluey episode that makes you feel good about this old world and the characters in it. The "Buy Nothing" group in her parent's neighborhood had organized a curbside giveaway event. So, Margo and her parents, Charlie and Tara, took a little afternoon stroll [...]
Our littlest bird rolled into town on a wave of toddler-generated sunshine that leaves everyone grinning in its wake. Our granddaughter Margo was SO EXCITED to take her seat in an airplane and her parents were SO DISAPPOINTED when they had to sit on the tarmac for 90 minutes due to mechanical issues. Then, she [...]
I introduced my granddaughter to her shadow this week and they made a delightful pair. They stomped a little, just to show who was boss. Then they waved to each other, having achieved a happy detente. And then they danced, We clapped along, my shadow and I, a lucky, veteran audience of two. Later, other [...]
Grandma time passes as quickly as a sneeze, and it stands as still as an eyelash on a sleepy pink cheek. It’s sweet like a New Jersey Mallomar, and tasty like a crisp deli dill. It’s a soft, smushy matzo ball in a salty bowl of soup. Grandma time whooshes away and bounces back, away [...]