I wrote the other day that I "don't believe in coincidence"... but perhaps it's more accurate to say that I think coincidence is usually the wrong word. Synchronicity is the word I almost always apply to those situations when "coincidence" seems meaningful. Which is almost always. I like how my Sponsor frames it: "Coincidence is … Continue reading Synchronicity or Swim
Category: Family
Cracking the Winter Chrysalis
I often joke that I'm a plant--I need my sunshine! The shamrock in our front window (inherited from my Irish great-grandma, and a decade older than I am) responds so enthusiastically to sunlight that you can almost see its movement toward the light when we open the curtains. My daughter says she's half-leprechaun, so maybe I'm … Continue reading Cracking the Winter Chrysalis
How to Bury an Owl
Ah, trick question! Of course you wouldn't bury an owl, because the Migratory Bird Act makes it illegal in the United States to be in possession of even an owl feather, let alone the entire dead bird. (Or three.) So of course this post is entirely a work of fiction. (Cough, cough.) Last summer I … Continue reading How to Bury an Owl
My Daughter the Ball-Buster
It's March of Dimes time... People with preemies are gearing up around the nation for the annual fund-raising walk. At this time of year eight years ago, my mother managed to get me away from the hospital (where my two-pound daughter was incarcerated in Neonatal Intensive Care) for a few hours to do some shopping and to … Continue reading My Daughter the Ball-Buster
National Procrastination Day
For those of us who start our taxes ON April 15, the rare year when April 15 falls on a Sunday is something to celebrate...A whole extra day to procrastinate! And this year we get another whole day, thanks to Washington D.C.'s Emancipation holiday tomorrow. Add in the fact that it's Leap Year--which bumped the … Continue reading National Procrastination Day
The Curious Significance of STUFF
Yesterday I was stowing some papers in our fire-proof safe, and I paused for a moment to contemplate the odd assortment of items tucked into it. In theory, an inventory of this little fire-proof box should answer the question people sometimes ask: "If your house were on fire (and the PEOPLE were all safe) what … Continue reading The Curious Significance of STUFF
Grittier Resurrection Stories
The Harry Potter series of books finally ensorcelled my daughter last week over Spring Break. She has watched all the movies (in fact, I'm sure we have Harry Potter to thank for her utter lack of hesitation about wearing her new glasses) and I figured she just needed a jump-start on the books, so we … Continue reading Grittier Resurrection Stories
Kana's Chronicles 