Did I ever tell you after I separated I went to a psychic- I was so eager to do so as my life felt like a blank slate in so many ways. Drop dead curiosity drove me there.She told me many truths of the past that she could not have possibly known- unless she was, you know, magic. Sceptics please … [Read more...]
10 truths about sleepover camp
1. If they write "I hate it here, pick me up" you will likely find that was one moment of difficulty/ homesickness in an otherwise perfect experience.2. When they cry when they hug you at pick up it is not because they have missed you or are happy to see you but rather that they are devastated to … [Read more...]
she never saw it coming- update
Do you remember the story of the woman in what for her and him was a good and settled marriage, who found one day that her husband was having an affair and it so sideswiped her that she went into shock, then hibernation for a undetermined period? When she came out slowly she met a lovely man at a … [Read more...]
words for wednesday on Thursday- grateful
"Nothing can hurt you if you are grateful" someone's momI like this and every time I read this it means something else to mehow do you interpret it? … [Read more...]
for Martha haters-oooey gooey squares without campfire
This summer has been a little too hot for campfires- besides not sure anyone little needs that much sugar at night before bed. Especially at my art camp.we eat our sugar in the afternoon so we can pour nervous energy into our projects rather than into our bedtimesthese can be made in oven very … [Read more...]
words for Wednesday- mostly dead
"He's not dead, he is only mostly dead"from one of my favourite movies The Princess Bride and one of my favourite campers today at Art CampThe girls found a frog today and ran screaming to me"Nancy, Nancy this frog is dead.""Look at him he is so skinny, he must have starved to death."They begin … [Read more...]
just an item on the list
I love to play table games. They are games that require no props so you can play while eating dinner.We play them a lot at art camp. Really fun when you … [Read more...]
my engagement ring has sold
After splitting up with my former husband, I did not want to wear any of the jewelry he had given me.He was a big gift giver but I grew to dislike this as it had no substance attached towards the end of our marriage.I took to wearing costume jewelry after separating- a tendency I only noticed … [Read more...]
single mother hang ups
There are certain cliches of divorce from the 70's that freak me out to the extent that they have caused mini obsessions with me.There is the cliche of the divorced woman. Hot to trot. Desperate. Alcoholic.Unstable. Anyone growing up in the 70's has this visual when they hear 'divorcee'. I work … [Read more...]
words for wednesday- perception is reality
"Is this a painting?" Abstract Expressionist Jackson Pollack to his wife, Lee Krasner, regarding his finished piece, Lavender Mist 1950He did not say 'is this a good painting ?' I love this. There is something un precious, un self conscious … [Read more...]
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