Archives
Blogroll
Subscribe to Blog via Email
Tag Archives: living with addiction
Days at the Beach
Although the calendar reads February the weather has been mild and when I leave work, the sky is still bright. Aching to move and fill my lungs with fresh air, I have been walking at the beach. Following the sidewalk … Continue reading
This House, This Home
Armed with addresses of houses within our budget, I’d drive-by properties to take a look on my own. Pulling up to this sweet place for the first time, the atmosphere seemed to change and I felt like I’d gone back … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged living with addiction, Love, memoir, motherhood, suicide
11 Comments
Denial at the Dentist
“Anything been bothering you?” my dentist asks every 6 months. I am a diligent brusher and flosser and the good result is that I have been cavity-free for years. Since the dentist usually has her hands in my mouth when … Continue reading
Posted in Grief and Healing
Tagged aging, denial, dentist, Grief, healing, insurance, living with addiction
6 Comments
The Light of Venus on a February Dawn
There is a bright glow in the dawn sky on this cold morning. At first I think it is the light of a plane passing and I imagine the sleeping passengers heading home to loved ones or departing on adventures. … Continue reading
Posted in Grief and Healing
Tagged Grief, healing, light, living with addiction, Love, morning, motherhood, suicide, travel
2 Comments
Musings on Love
I have a front row seat to holidays thanks to my job in a bookstore. I track the changing seasons by displays with holiday relevant books and gewgaws almost as much as I do by observing nature. Christmas hoopla, we … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged aging, books, garden, Grief, healing, living with addiction, Love, nature, neighborhood, reading, seasons, Spring, time, walks
4 Comments
Not Available on Amazon
Christmas is over. Phew. The craziness of retail is exhausting. Not unpleasant, just whirlwind-busy with very little down-time. Unwinding at the end of a day was nearly impossible as even in my dreams I was ringing up customers and searching … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged books, cooking, Grief, learning to relax, living with addiction, Love, neighborhood, reading, retail, seasons, travel, work
5 Comments
My Hazardous Driving Condition
On days like yesterday, when the roads are a mess of icy-slush, there is always that car that just seems to be inching along. Annoying, right? That person should have just stayed home. Well… I hate to admit it but … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged Bosnian war, Driving, Fear, hazardous conditions, healing, learning to relax, living with addiction, seasons, time, war, Winter, work
3 Comments
No Solace in a Secret
I’m not one for secrets. (Don’t worry, if you’ve told me yours I’ll keep it.) But I prefer to not shut troubles away in the dark. Light brings clarity and that’s where, having lived with my share of shadows in … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged books, cancer, Grief, healing, Japan, light, living with addiction, suicide
2 Comments
The Times and Time (to Read)
I only read the Saturday and Sunday edition of the New York Times – it’s all I can manage. Delivered early in the mornings to my driveway, folded neatly in a long blue bag, this is one of my favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged books, living with addiction, reading, retail, time, travel, work, writing
2 Comments
We Did It
Children fidgeted on the miniature furniture, a few strained against their parents’ grip, trying to make a dash for the door. Many wept on that first day of kindergarten. Not my daughter. Her perky-pigtails pointy straight up like two exclamation … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged aging, back to school, living with addiction, Love, memoir, motherhood, neighborhood, Norwalk, suicide, time, work
2 Comments