Granddaddy

Christmas 1992
They told me you were sick
before our visit that Christmas.
You answered the door, your head
shimmering like the gold ornaments
hidden in your tree’s inner branches. The forest
of your hair had been suddenly bulldozed,
and one lone, proud hair stood erect
clinging to life.
When you stooped down to hug me, my heart
dropped out of my eyes, sharp pin [...]

Works for me Wednesday – Assets

Two weeks ago, as I went to a my brother-in-law’s wedding, I had a problem. I had planned to wear a cream and silver sheath dress that I loved, but I had gained a little weight (eek!) before hand that had blessed me with some more curves in some places I didn’t really want them. [...]

Bubbles

A while ago, I introduced our new family addition, but have neglected to include the most interesting member of my family in any post since then. Shame on me! But, we recently discovered some super cute things Wonder-Puppy likes to do. With all of our summer weddings, Hubby and I have amassed a great collection [...]

Works For Me – Decorating Ideas

This week, what works for me, has to do with decorating. In February, Hubby and I bought our first house. We’re so excited to be here, and we LOVE our cute little cape code. We don’t, however, love our furniture too much. Most of what we have are hand-me downs or cast offs from family [...]

Thoughts on Batman

With the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight, release quickly approaching, I’ve been thinking about what the film’s reception is likely to be. Since I’ve excited to see the movie since the end of Batman Begins, I’ve had high expectations for the second installment in this re-vamped series.
I first fell in love with Batman watching [...]