holiday… Planning Resolutions 8 Dec 20108 Dec 2010 Usually I find it repulsive when one holiday gets pushed ahead of the one just prior to it; i.e. Thanksgiving before halloween, Christmas before Thanksgiving. The one exception is New…
family… Already mourning Elizabeth Edwards 8 Dec 20108 Dec 2010 This morning I awoke to the sad news that Elizabeth Edwards' health had taken a downward spiral, and another kind of mourning began. Although this news wasn't altogether unexpected, it…
family… Simple Pleasures 7 Dec 20107 Dec 2010 It is thirteen degrees here, the kind of cold that freezes the air in my lungs and turns my feet into numb stone clubs. My old dog is in the…
home… Majestic Maples 5 Dec 20105 Dec 2010 When we built our house about fifteen years ago, we planted two maples in the front yard. They have been quite happy there and we've had to trim them up…