Paper Doll Tales Posts

1-2-3-breathe -1-2-3-breathe. That’s the stroke-breath pattern swimmers follow. By which I mean swim-team-ish swimmers. Muscle memory is strong. I sneak a peek at a man with grey chest hair and…

Thoughts

I have a persistent fear of our dachshund disappearing into a muddle of bone and fur beneath the wheels of a minivan hurtling down our street.  This is not our…

Thoughts and Musings

The blank screen presents a challenge: electrocute black and white letters into neon colors in a reader’s imagination to describe Randyland, a must-see-to-believe destination in Pittsburgh, PA.   I stare. …

Thoughts Wanderings and Travel

The husbands babysit the grill while nursing craft beers; they circle their favorite conversation of 2020: airports. These men are middle-aged, middle-class birds of a business traveler feather.  They wear:…

Memories Wanderings and Travel

“One night, in a phosphorescent sea, he marveled at the sight of some whale spouting luminous water; and later lying on the deck of his boat gazing at the immense,…

Intentional Living Kids and Treasures Memories

I first meet Betty on September 25, 2020. Betty lived in 1774. Betty just has a first name, like the five, sweet-eyelashed dairy cows who shared the courtyard with her…

Thoughts and Musings Wanderings and Travel