Lyrical
Poetry is often lyrical and can become famous, but few poems are better known than those written by Edgar Allen Poe. I studied them, my husband studied and our kids studied them. “Quoth the Raven, Nevermore.” Of course, E.A. Read More …
Author: Dawn aka Hat Girl
Shiny
Some things are so shiny, you can’t look away. Social media can make things seem much more exciting by getting attention just because it is different, or so shocking that you just. Can’t. Look. Away. There is an art museum Read More …
Mystifying
Many of you out there may not think that this is so mystifying, but why, oh, why when you have a million and one things to do the people who have been too busy to get back to you, do. Read More …
Dizzying
Heights can be dizzying. They didn’t used to be for me, but for many they are. I could ride the fasted, twisty, turn-upside-down roller coasters, frontwards, backwards. No problem. Rock climbing. 50′ maybe more. Stand in the window of a Read More …
Give and Receive
We should all give and receive in equal parts. Give thanks. Receive thanks. Give peace. Receive peace. Give food. Receive food. Give wine. Receive wine. Give cookies. Receive cookies. Give love. Receive love. Keep balance in the universe. Keep balance Read More …
Once
Once… a year a month a week a day an hour Once in a while may be enough, but sometimes more than that is needed. Working hard is something we all do, but it is good to try to get Read More …
Setting Expectations
At the heart of most disputes or disagreements is the lack of communication in setting expectations from the beginning. You don’t have to have detailed contract terms and lengthy agreements, but you should at the very least have a conversation. Read More …
Keep It In the Family
You think this is about secrets don’t you? Keep it in the family…it’s not. Not really. No. Okay, it can be. Some think it is best to keep it secret. Don’t tell any one what is going on with you. Read More …
Has It Really Been…
Has it really been… Just 2 weeks since winter ended? So much fun to raise 3 kids? 30 years since BHS ended? Great seeing you? 25 years since college? Wonderful to have you visit, we MUST do it again sometime? Read More …
Sad, but True
It is sad, but true that we – as parents – have a contradictory role in our children’s lives. We care for them. We cuddle them. We hold them. We ooh and aah over them. We dress them, feed them Read More …