Every year my mother takes great delight in ‘changing the clocks’, because rather than fuss with the hands on the clocks in the great room she actually switches the clocks, pulling out the winter clocks and stuffing the summer ones away. With the time change coming even later than usual this year, I have spentContinue reading >>
Keep turning it ’til it fits
When I was quite young I had a puzzle of Bert and Ernie that I really liked. It was a young child’s puzzle with only a few thick cardboard pieces and often my mother would help me put it together. If I would get stumped with what piece went where, she would instruct me toContinue reading >>
A Mouse in the House
Dear Mice – You have to admit, we had a good thing going for while, with you not making yourselves visible to me, and me pretending that I didn’t hear you running around in the walls. But since you decided last night to venture across my line of vision, I’m afraid our alliance has ended.Continue reading >>
The will for adventure
Once upon a time there was a woman who loved to stay home. She knew that she should love adventure and sometimes she truly did, but most of the time she wanted access to the familiar, to sleep in her own bed, and to know where all the light switches were. I inherited this homebodyContinue reading >>
Wrapping beautiful presents
Sometime I imagine that I will wake up in the morning and magically be the sort of person who can wrap presents beautifully. I will keep a clean desk, I will keep a clean house. I will be able to wear clothes that fasten with ties without looking like I just escaped from being tiedContinue reading >>