Well, okay, maybe I'm reaching a bit. More like piper on a hill. I'm from Rhode Island. We don't have highlands here. And not many hills, either. I don't know how old I was when I stitched this little scene (on a pair of shorts) - junior high? No idea. I'm roughly a quarter Scottish, and… Continue reading Highland Piper
Category: Yesterdays
Instamatic
Hey - look what I found this morning: Remember this post? This is the camera I was talking about. Or one very similar. Didn't even realize I still had it. And appropriately enough this morning, I took over 200 pictures (Hi Dad - I'm at it again!). Have to go through them, but I'll probably… Continue reading Instamatic
Always
This post is for my Mom, in a way. It's her birthday today. She's always been a wonderful mother, except for that time when we were little and she told us we could eat AS MUCH CANDY as we wanted. That frightened me. But apart from that...she's done a damn fine job. From her I've… Continue reading Always
The Simple Things
The service was only about half an hour long. The pastor did a few readings, led us in prayer once at the beginning and again at the end. She was nice - low key, personable, kind, sincere. The oldest daughter of his four children spoke first. She read from a couple of sheets of paper,… Continue reading The Simple Things
A Summer Afternoon on an October Evening
We're watching the Red Sox/Angels game right now. It's currently the top of the 6th, we're ahead 4-0. It's dark outside, we're inside in the basement living room. There are some toys scattered around the floor. The kids went to bed about 40 minutes ago. Bill has been eating some sort of Starburst candy things… Continue reading A Summer Afternoon on an October Evening
Worth a Thousand Words
I was looking through a couple of OLD photo albums of mine. Oh my god. They are hysterical. And for the most part, the contents will not be posted here. The first time I ever had a camera - a little instamatic with one of those flash cubes you had to stick on top -… Continue reading Worth a Thousand Words
Farewell Julia Child
I found out yesterday morning that Julia Child had passed away. It was on the front page of the local paper, below the fold, and I saw it amid the morning chaos of getting breakfast ready for Alex and "letting" everyone else (i.e. Bill, Uncle, and Cousin) get their own. It was a tense morning… Continue reading Farewell Julia Child
Cornish Pasties and Grapenut Pudding
Last night we gathered at my parents' house to celebrate the three husbands' birthdays - my father, my brother-in-law, and my husband. Their birthdays, in that order, cover almost a month - and, interestingly, all three are Aquarians. Anyway - the group was made up of both the usual and newer members of our little… Continue reading Cornish Pasties and Grapenut Pudding