Oldest of the horde is off galavanting in Greece for spring break with band and orchestra, so the horde twins and I went to Manhattan to visit my aunt and uncle. I’ve visited a few times over the decades, but it was the first time for the twins, and we made up for lost time.… Continue reading A Little Adventure in NYC
Tag: I’m a lucky sucker
Defying Shadows is OUT TODAY
Five years ago I was in the middle of a five month course of chemo for breast cancer and couldn't imagine what my next day would be like, much less what kind of life I'd have post-cancer (or, if I'd BE post-cancer). Today, the book I wrote about how I got through my cancer journey,… Continue reading Defying Shadows is OUT TODAY
I Shouldn’t Be Allowed on Amazon.
Six years ago, I bought what I thought was small bag of Frankincense incense from Amazon. What arrived was a ONE POUND bag of incense resin. Essentially I bought enough for a church because a one pound bag of incense lasts a long time. Over six years, as it turns out: I still have at… Continue reading I Shouldn’t Be Allowed on Amazon.
The Yeeting of 2024 and Round 2
In the scheme of all my life, the last couple of months will be little more than a blip of unpleasant time in an otherwise pretty decent year. I had to wait until I was off the heavy pain meds to write this update: apologies for the delay. So, for those who need a recap:… Continue reading The Yeeting of 2024 and Round 2
Review: Boudicca by P.C. Cast
I received an ARC of this novel from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Before I give my opinions on Boudicca, I have two conflicting confessions to make. First, I know the story of Boudicca exceedingly well. One of my majors in college was in ancient history, with most of my interest (and therefore… Continue reading Review: Boudicca by P.C. Cast
The Skein Of Your Life
This post is full of random bits of recent life, including art provided by SK, who found a calligrapher to create this gorgeous piece out of one of my favorite movie quotes (from The 13th Warrior), which he then had framed for our anniversary. The text reads: The All-Father wove the skein of your life… Continue reading The Skein Of Your Life
Choose Your fAngus
I spent last week commuting to the office every day because the work-folk from Europe were in town. It was a very fun, very productive, very long week. My commute is nearly an hour one way when there's no traffic, so on average it was 2.5-3 hours in the car every day. Also, let's be… Continue reading Choose Your fAngus
If Barking Was A Sport
Minerva would be an Olympic Gold Medalist. Today she's watched, with absolute attention and barky gusto: Swimming Women's water polo (she was disappointed no horses were involved, and we agreed non-water-polo should be an equestrian Olympic sport) Kayaking (neither of us knew that was a sport either, and while I don't disagree it looks sporty… Continue reading If Barking Was A Sport
Snippets
I'm writing this at the cabin (yay) with a raging headache caused by my own stubborn experimentation* (ugh). Please forgive the general erratic-ness and worse than usual grammar. There is neither rhyme nor reason to anything in this post: it's full of random mess. I'm not sure how summer is half over already, but here… Continue reading Snippets
A Tisket, A Tasket…
A fAngus in a basket… Oh, is this your clean bedding? I had no idea! What’s over there? Is that a ghost in the corner? Just…look away from the cat in the basket, human!
No Pithy Phrase 