A cloying mess of thank you + a video made by Lolly

Well, wow. I’m not sure what happened yesterday. I wasn’t expecting to write such an insecure-sounding post. But I’m glad I did, because your comments and emails were so, so refreshing and helpful.  I’m probably not going to be able to...

Blog Mission Statement

It’s official: I forgot how to blog. I open the draft page almost every day, and then can’t think of what to write. Then I write HUGE long posts that are really, really boring and over-the-top that I could never publish. Then I start hundreds of teeny...
The definition of “intimacy”

The definition of “intimacy”

Today I was busy writing in my office which, if you’ll remember, is actually just an antique sewing machine shoved into the corner of a small walk-in closet. Remember? Lolly had been having some quiet reflection time in our bedroom. I could tell as I passed by...
Catch up!!!!

Catch up!!!!

Sometimes I look at the date I’m like “Holy mother of pearl, it’s been 47 years since I posted” and then I think of all the things I could talk about and they parade through my mind like a… parade. (BEST SIMILE EVER.) But then, when I go...
When daddy’s in charge…

When daddy’s in charge…

(Most of this post was written a couple of weekends ago.) Well, Lolly has left me. For the weekend. Everyone remain calm. Every now and again Lolly does something that I think is very wise: she takes some time off from her job as The Lady We Go To When We Need...