Shadows and Light
Over this past month my babies have become, once again and more than ever, less babies and more young women. Now sixteen and eighteen, they are both squarely in a chapter of transition away from girlhood. Happily, I must…
Lazy W Marie
Carpeing all the diems in semi-rural Oklahoma...xoxo
Lazy W Marie
Carpeing all the diems in semi-rural Oklahoma...xoxo
Category Just Life-ish
Room for Improvement
Here is a quick list of things I wish I did better. Things I’m working at improving. Weaknesses that need strength-training. Sources of occasional embarrassment. And some pain. 1. Telling great jokes. Or even mediocre ones. It’s just horrible.…
Inviting You to a Gardening Q & A
Let’s talk for a while about gardening. I wish you and I could sit tonight outside under the black Oklahoma sky, count the stars, and listen to the locusts and coyotes. I would love to quietly trade with you…
Cool Morning Work
Hello there! This is Handsome’s birthday week. He has ***miraculously*** taken off from the Commish for several days, and I am so happy. He needs the break, like for serious, and I love having him home. Each day this…
Colorful Chaos
Hello again! I have been alluding to a lot of activity and excitement here lately, and the truth is that I am so loaded with good stuff to do that I have not really slowed down to share much…
A Photo and a Story
One of Mama Kat’s brilliant writing prompts this week is perfect for me and my hectic but happy schedule. She suggests: Open your picture folders, close your eyes and pick a random photo to share and write about. …