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A Note to Self
Dear…. Since I was younger, something about sending and receiving letters has intrigued me. Today, I receive far fewer than in years past, but I wanted to write a special one for the season of Advent. So, I first considered it by my dear husband or a few of my friends who I know love…
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Well, Hello My Younger Self,
How cute you look in your fifth-grade school picture: a pretty smile, well-groomed and well-dressed in the mother-daughter jumper mother’s tailor designed and made. Dad purchased the tartan wool fabric in Scotland while in Europe. This year, you learned to set and style your own hair. You “done good” for the school picture; mother approved. …
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Dirt
Dear Darling, Dirty Dirt – The other day I watched a worm. It made its way across my path –- seeming to sprint a worm’s sprint, stretching, contracting, then reaching again –- on its way to you. A worm’s way of running into the arms of the one it loves. And I have to admit,…