Tag Archive | family
The Knight of the Garden Gnomes… #familylife #countyourblessings
Originally posted on Jami Gray's Blog:
For those new to the Swamp, indulge me and allow me to give you a little backstory. (Yes, I’m aware it’s a big no-no to start any story with backstory). Years ago when our family (Knight, Prankster Duo, Hellhound and me) moved to the Swamp we brought along…
Why Tony Bennett Never Calls My Mom
Originally posted on She's A Maineiac:
My 80-year-old mother has a very full, active life. She knits. She reads. She waits for the mail. **crickets** Oh — and she constantly complains to me about receiving prerecorded scam phone calls. “He called me again the other day!” she scowls at me over her coffee mug. “Who? Your boyfriend…
The Heart of the Matter
Originally posted on The New Psalmanazar:
Nature in us is a “riddling distemper,” says John Donne. “We study health, and we deliberate upon our meats, and drink, and air, and exercises, and we hew and we polish every stone that goes to that building; and so our health is a long and a regular work:…
Happily 29
Originally posted on write meg!:
Almost-29, shorter-hair selfie So, my 28th year was a pretty wild one. July and August were spent with nonstop planning and prep for two weddings. In September, I stood at my sister’s side as she tied the knot. I moved out of my parents’ house for the first time in…
TRIBES AMONG THE STARS
Originally posted on Wuji Seshat:
Love set you going like a pendulum The instinct to profit from another Taking your place among the elements To marry the Earth, magnifying The fact that we depend upon Shadows and safety, tribe and nakedness We no longer think of our mothers Etched as we are in our own…
Happy Impending Death Day!
Originally posted on She's A Maineiac:
Our culture doesn’t do so well with death. We don’t like to talk about it or even think about it. Except for people who were born and raised in Maine. We’re more down-to-earth types who treat death like it’s a bad dentist appointment. Yeah it’s gonna happen to you one day so you…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 