We ordered take out for lunch today from the local deli. A salad for me, a sandwich for my husband. While unpacking the bag we realized there had been an error and we had been given an extra sandwich. by mistake. Some sort of egg, spinach, cheesy deliciousness I never knew I wanted but now wanted to try. I offered to drive it back to the deli but we both agreed they would just have to throw it out. And by now, we figured, whoever had originally ordered it would have made the discovery that it was missing and would … Continue reading No Such Thing as a Free Lunch…

 Facebook reminded me that eight years ago we celebrated Herbie’s “Rebirth Day.” Not knowing his real birthday, we decided to celebrate the day he was saved from the high kill shelter by a local rescue group and “reborn” into a (hopefully) better life. This silly, scruffy boy is my heart so when I was asked (years ago) to write a little something about him to support the rescue we got him from, I happily obliged. This is what I had to say then and how I still feel now……    There are teachers among us with lessons for us to learn. They … Continue reading ReBirth Day Boy

My husband stops to wait for me at the red sign on the corner. I am not trusted to cross the street alone you see. Too many things to grab my attention between here and the other side. Already I am lagging behind, distracted by a ladybug whose vibrant shade of crimson has me stopped in my tracks. Continue reading Red Means Stop

Man decided to put on a fireworks display. Nature decided to up the ante and put on one of her own. Continue reading Upping the Ante

Looking up above me, I see the yellowing leaves looking down. Soaking up the last long rays of summer sun. Holding on until Autumn, when they can loosen their grip, surrender to gravity and fall…. Continue reading Holding On

Shadow Dog lives on the cusp. Straddling two worlds. He stands tall and proud in the waning light between day and night. Existing most fully in the moments before the sun sets and he is extinguished and returned to his mortal form. Continue reading Shadow Dog

My husband and I were talking, just the other evening, while sitting on the front porch, shooing flies away, watching beetles scurry about, that among all of the creepy crawlers we are becoming familiar with, we had yet to see a proper grasshopper, remembered fondly from both of our childhoods. He arrived today. Perfect in his proportions, splendid in his emerald green suit, head cocked he studied me with steady, wise eyes. I wondered at his appearance. Marveled at his timing. Questioned, if perhaps, we had somehow created him. Manifested him out of nothing with only our memories. Willed him … Continue reading God Complex

I turned my calendar over this morning and felt a pang of sadness and more than a hint of anger. September. Autumn on the horizon. Shorter days. Longer nights. And I don’t have a summer to show for it. All of the things I had been looking forward to during this, our first official summer, remain undone. This was going to be the summer of sand and surf and sea. Of boat rides and whale watching. Of sitting on the pier, trying out new restaurants, seeking out new venues. Instead, we did what we were asked to do as our … Continue reading Stolen Summer