Some things defy explanation…like this
His hat. Her hair. These lyrics. Can someone please explain to me WHY??? And HOW? How in THE world did it make it to #4 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and spend four weeks topping adult contemporary?! I can’t embed it, but really, truly…you NEED...
Gift horse
The skies are brightening, the rain has stopped, and my kids are snuggled in their beds with visions of anything but sugar plums dancing in their heads. They are happy, in spite of being awakened at 6:35 to get ready for school; because at 6:36, I turned on...
A little jumpy
December 27, 2008, Chattanooga, TN’s Renaissance Park. After consuming more calories over the holidays than should be allowed by law, our family took advantage of unseasonably warm temperatures to stroll along Chattanooga’s North Shore. The...
Eye-yi-yi!!
Intense baby blues and freckles galore…my niece has it all! (I stumbled across this at Lisa’s Chaos, one of my favorite photographers. Do join her if you have a macro shot you’d like to...
Flies on my brain
Are you finding it disconcerting that Orwell’s “1984” isn’t so far-fetched? When it was published in the 40s could he have possibly imagined the possibility of a very real Big Brother (via satellite surveillance)?! I thought about that last...
The secret drawer
How could I forget the treasures tucked away in the Secret Drawer of my antique chest? Every time I command the drawer to open, I’m greeted with delight and surprise and remembrance. Today my father spoke to me from beyond the grave. The chest is closer to...
‘Til the clock struck midnight…
Most years of our decades-old marriage, we’ve rung in the new year circled around our dining room table encircled by friends; for some reason, this has never been a holiday we’ve celebrated with family. I suppose since most every other holiday is, for...