When I got married I think my new husband was proud that I took his name -even though I only changed it in practice, not legally.When I separated that was not an immediate thing for me to change again in practice. Many people change the name first as they cannot bear the idea of still carrying the … [Read more...]
what is sexy?
My best friend and I always talk about how we feel we are in our prime- no matter when you ask us. It is truly obnoxious but if you think about it - it is all a state of mind. We have reached a point where we like ourselves in spite of occasional but persistent overwhelming evidence that we … [Read more...]
so many shoes, so little time
Last week had been a crazy week and by that I mean crazier than usual.I have problems turning off possibilities- for work, for play, for family, for friends- I just want everything and in a hurry. Are we ever this young and this alive as we are in this exact moment? After I … [Read more...]
piss me off-messy chic
I have always wanted a pretty backyard with a chandelier.(The tree is named Howard. He wants a kiss)I have just finished my pretty back yard and I absolutely love it. It is tiny. And perfect.Last week for the first time I lit the chandelier. So pretty, so romantic, so mysteriousso $%#^ing … [Read more...]
JUNE
this is the kind of day that I feel that waythat June way the weather, the air and the smell remind me of all the other Junes Junes have a way of being so jammed with memories and perfect momentsthat I find myself a bit melancholythey feel like endings I don't like … [Read more...]
widow without the black dress
This is hard for me to write but important to share. I am sharing it because Father's Day is coming but more importantly because nothing scares me more than "under carpet sweeping." If I talk of it and expose it, it cannot hurt us. As many of you know I left my marriage 4.5 years ago. I … [Read more...]
5000 flowers
My best friend lost her beautiful laughing mom 4 years ago.She brought many things into our lives.She had a beautiful laugh - not polite and quiet but the sound a lion would make if you were tickling him - one that was so distinct and full of a love of life that when her daughter does it or … [Read more...]
some dads
some dads are very intellectual and have very little hairsome dads are very friendlysome dads are sassysome dads you can share secrets withsome dads are there right beside you no matter whatsome dads are not. some moms are both the dad and the momand that is me.(all artwork for Father's day … [Read more...]
a few of my dirty little secrets
I love having a lot of garbage.I know, not politically correct of me. Not green of me. Not polite. Not small and tidy.Not very ladylike.I like to have a lot of garbage because it means I have a big life.Christmas was at my house this year and the next garbage day I wheeled that baby to the curb with … [Read more...]
fresh eyes
Guy sitting at a table in a bar on his 30th birthday turns to his friends after many Tequila shots and says " I am going to run 30 miles"Yeah yeah yeah, whatever, his friends say."No, I mean right now"With that he gets up and leaves the bar and runs for 6 hours to his destination, stumbling at first … [Read more...]
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