#0: My list of lists — I’ve posted six catalogs of my writings so far, each time including links to the ones I have done previously. I will keep doing them until I run out of topics I have written about or until I’m ready to do something more creative again. I think it would be…

There’s a reason why Dog is God, spelled backward — When the last dog, my companion, and protector, died, I cried and told everyone I didn’t know how to live without a dog. He was a large, high-strung, mixed breed who would nip when scared. Because he weighed over 100 pounds, people were not amused when he “bit” them. I…

We survived another week without supervision — Transitions are hard. Today, my daughter’s partner returned from a week away from home, and it took a while for everyone to find our place again. It is particularly difficult when one of us has to leave for reasons we didn’t choose, such as has happened twice this year. The Time of Taxis, Takeaway, and Chaos Revisited Making food at home doesn’t actually help this situation.medium.com

a haiku —

Things they don’t tell you — It’s been a long time since I got an eyelash in my eye. The reason is not because I’m more careful. It’s because my eyelashes are almost entirely gone. They are short and delicate and never fall into my eyes anymore. This is one of the many surprising benefits of…

a haiku —

Making food at home doesn't actually help this situation. — We had sushi tonight. I ordered enough that there is some left for lunch tomorrow. Last night I’m not quite sure what I ate — it was the only night I didn't have the kids here, and I might have eaten some cookies for dinner. We had pizza on Tuesday…

a poem —

Learning Dutch at nearly 70 years old is moelijk (hard) — Learning how to hold on to things I already know while learning new things is even harder. I thought getting used to riding a bicycle would be my biggest challenge when I moved to the Netherlands. …