I always loved when Daylight Savings started in the autumn as a teenager.
Curfew was at midnight but on that last Saturday in October it meant that midnight was actually 1 AM.

Now the time change comes a week later ( which honestly, was so confusing this last week, I text messaged three friends in California to ask what time it was when I woke up).

As I’ve… [[Continue reading]]

Mae & Nubbyns. I love my dogs. I love my dogs so much that last year I spent more after veterinarian than I did at the pediatrician. Or on insurance for my daughter and myself. Or on food. WellŠ that last one is not true. My dogs love me, they love each other, they love protecting me ( as much as you can protect if you weigh 12 pounds or… [[Continue reading]]

Today is a very special day. I was woken by my daughter before 6 AM so that I could get dressed and get out of the house with her to walk to her high school with enough time to stop by our closest independent purveyor of fine organic coffees . On a normal day I wouldn’t get my coffee until after I have left her at the gates of… [[Continue reading]]

My former mother-in-law is famously quoted as saying:
There is no reciprocity. Men love women, women love children, children love hamsters.
What most do not know is that she usually would go on to add “And hamsters don’t love anybody.”

I am thinking of this because my daughter, a full on 14 year old, a girl version of Legolas, recently announced to me that she doesn’t want… [[Continue reading]]