• Happy Labor Day!

    Monday, September 1, 2014 Permalink 0

      I kneed it!   My knee is getting better and better.  Stairs are still tricky aka painful but for the most part I’m in remission.  I served at Wood on Saturday night and Sunday brunch.  The guys let me have the back section for less steps.  I was asked to do a double on Sunday.  I ...

  • Shake it off! Shake it off!

    Thursday, August 28, 2014 Permalink 0

    Well, it finally happened! My mom always warned me that ‘if you’re horsing around, someone is bound to get hurt.’  Of course, her prediction technically took a few decades to actualize. On Tuesday night, we were enjoying “Wizard of Oz” at movies in the park.  What happens when you’re enjoying a childhood classic?  You start to act ...

  • Gratitude with Grace X 3

    Tuesday, August 26, 2014 Permalink 0

      A thank you note is the perfect way to let someone know that they did something extra special.  Grace sent me THREE thank you notes.  I received the stuffed envelop yesterday.  Nothing says appreciation for two weeks at camp than the independently and thoughtfully chosen words of a 7 1/2 year old. The actual card.... Der Aunt ...

  • Review “WITCH SLAP!” (Babes with Blades): A Calderon of Personalities

      Babes with Blades presents the World Premiere of WITCH SLAP! Playwright Jeff Goode explores the male corruption by the Puritanical driven witch hunts.  The 2013-2014 winner of “Joining Sword & Pen,” WITCH SLAP! is the herstory told from the witches’ perspectives.  Goode’s characters represent a wide range of sorceresses:  the crone, the gypsy, the vamp, the ...

  • Day 234: What I know now

    Saturday, August 23, 2014 Permalink 0

      Patience is not my burden.  I don’t like to wait for instructions, decisions, life’s healing forces. I want to understand the situation immediately.  I want people to choose and move forward. I want all people - but especially people I love- to be pain-free.  The reality is life is not like that.  There are ups ...

  • There is a reason for my drama…maybe even 7

    Thursday, August 21, 2014 Permalink 0

      Over the weekend, I conjured up a moment of high drama.  It started out as wild speculation.  I let my imagination go until it festered into something very real to me.  And in my make believe scenario, I became devastated.   Luckily, I only reached out to one other person to announce my pretend crisis.  And ...

  • On the rocks or not, GIVE!

    Wednesday, August 20, 2014 Permalink 0

      The ALS Ice Bucket challenge has been making its way across online platforms.  People dump a bucket of ice water over their head for charity.  Friends challenge friends to get wet.  People accepting the challenge film and post the drenching.  They also make a $10 donation to ALS.  In their video post, they tag three ...

  • I hope we dance!

    Monday, August 18, 2014 Permalink 0

      Aunt Sue, Aunt Peggy, Aunt Laura know how to dance Over the weekend, I was connected to two unrelated suicides by two degrees of separation.  A young man and an older man both chose to end their journeys.  Their family and friends are left in the wakes caused by their absence. Suicide sucks!  And depression is ...

  • Dance!

    Sunday, August 17, 2014 Permalink 0

      I love this statue.  I took the picture in Ireland this summer.  The joyful stance of the dancers makes me smile.  It’s called “The Cashel Dancers.”  It was sculpted by Rowan Gillespie and is situated in the parking lot at the Rock of Cashel. This statue symbolism amuses me on a few levels. First, I need to ...