by Robin | Sep 30, 2012 | 31 Days in Europe, Adventures in Germany, Travel
If you're visiting for the first time from Nester's 31 Days Linky–I'm so glad you popped over! And to all readers, now would be the perfect time to subscribe to PENSIEVE if you haven't already (and your Facebook...
by Robin | Sep 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
The memory’s as sharp and fuzzy as 40 years in between allows, but I think I remember because it’s the day I was born a people pleaser. I had never been to Guys and Dolls salon before, but my hair needed a trim and whoever was in charge of me thought it was a good...
by Robin | Sep 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
It was Father's Day and there was this unspoken understanding how important it was to celebrate together, so we gathered without question. For him? For us? For all? Yes…surely all. His mind was leaking, it had been for years....
by Robin | Sep 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
With the declaration by Munich's mayor, "O'zapft is" (It's tapped!), the world's largest fair began about half an hour ago. Oktoberfest, known to the locals as Die Wiesn, will see about seven million visitors and over seven million...
by Robin | Sep 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
It was only yesterday when every day was a challenge, when every day he challenged, when I questioned my ability to mother him at all. His terrible twos lasted five years. Each morning I begged for new mercies, that today would be different. I...