The Reclusive Writer

April 11, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

Should you choose to visit, you’ll be received with old-fashioned charm – ours is a simple cottage: furniture well-worn, muted hues to warm you, and a kettle always brewing. Clutter attests to our relaxed lifestyle, welcoming you to kick back and relax. Weather permitting, we’ll sit out back, surrounded by a forest of mature trees […]

Would You Mind?

April 11, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

That leaf is awfully bothersome, could you lend a hand? Nature has its moments, or perhaps it’s just me having mine, but I found these images rather funny. Even bird couples appear to have their spats. Not so funny is the amount of working I’m facing, having unloaded the RV. This is just a glimpse: […]

Friday Follies

December 7, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

No arguments here! Although apparently some people need further warning: Submitted for Proscenium’s Friday Follies.)

Friday Follies

November 2, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The best messages are packaged with humour. “Yakety Yak, Don’t Text Back” For Proscenium’s Friday Follies.

Friday Follies

October 28, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Proscenium has started a new challenge, and I’ve been saving this pic for just such an occasion! Happy Sunday all!

RV-Able: Backed Up

November 11, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

It is literally days from departure, and the preparations have been, as they say, mighty. Yesterday, we finished off some business with the bank, picked up something for my Mom and had a farewell dinner with my sister. We were not able to complete all the tasks we’d set for ourselves, because a) I am […]

Lunch Bag Letdown

December 8, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

Some stories just beg telling and this is one of them. I knew there would be trouble the minute I laid eyes on the gold lame’ lunch bag my husband plopped on the counter in front of me. My old one, an industrial blue hardware store model, had drowned the day before in a bath […]

Never Sleep With a Laptop

September 9, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

Went to sleep with my laptop by my side. Big mistake! Casually pushed it into the spot normally occupied by my husband, but as he is away, it was so easy to do. Didn’t give it another thought. Never imagined that an object, so inanimate, would nudge me all night, invade my dreams and plea […]

“Are You Brother and Sister?”

August 21, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

“Are you guys brother and sister?” the question came from our soon-to-be five-year-old granddaughter. Dropped off by her mother for an overnight stay, we had a day of cousins and uncles and aunts, and of course, Grandma and Grandpa. I brushed off her comment with a: “No, we’re married”, but the innocent observation shook me. […]

See It From Disability’s Side

August 3, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

If you’ve ever wondered what living with a disability feels like, imagine this: Judgment is your constant companion. Family, friends, and even total strangers will suddenly feel entitled to express opinions about your condition, lack of trying, mental attitude, the latest trends in healing, and so on. You may be berated for using a handicap […]

The Car Crash

That time, playing in the muck,foot emerging without a boot,hopping and laughingall the way home… Then, later, on the busthe impact of the carthe windshield crackinglike a giant spiderblood all overthe dead lady’s face All in the past –sunroof openkids riding along,music blaring But trauma is a spiderArachne reaching into happy placesand as much as […]

Empty Surges

Measured in spoonfulsprogress imperceptible Still feel the angst ofno-time-to-breathe lifestyle pressured from withinto get-it-done spend unavailable resourcesruminating solutions push against the wallswith little to show surrender to impotencyand wait for the next surge.

Hurricane

Sister was a hurricane –destruction her path Tried to calm, encouragebut her core was damaged Try to reach her now, across death’s abyss understand beforeher legacy swallows me.