They don’t call it “empty nest” for nothing…
Trains, Orange Jackets, and Waking With a Smile
Dreams are a wonder! Anything is possible…
Streamlining: Parting With Possessions
Are “things” all about emotional baggage?
College Kids… Calling Home
The importance of college kids and parents, keeping in touch.
Domestic
Are you domestic? Domesticated? Not so simple a formula as you may think.
Don Draper Dreams
“I want less mess around here,” he says. “And that means less stuff. We’re selling this place, and we’re living more simply.” Not the words I expect from Don Draper, and I wonder how it is that I’m witness to this private conversation. Well, somewhat private. It’s a small guestroom in a part of the […]
Fixer-Upper
Do you date a man expecting to change him? The Fixer-Upper.
The “Big” House
Bigger is not necessarily better.
Cutting the Cord
As an adult child of divorce, at times I wish my marriage had survived until my sons were grown. I imagine they would have been spared pain. Then again, knowing what I know now, I believe they will be better off in the long run because it was I who raised them. My own parents divorced after 30 […]
Traveling Home
“What do you think about changing the stairs, over there, in that corner?” he asks. My father points to an area of our living room, though it doesn’t seem to fully resemble the place I grew up. Not as I recall it. I wonder what he is doing here, why he is standing in our […]