Category: One Word Wednesday

  • No, I'm not giving these books away – I just got them! They cost me $1 apiece. Almost free. I picked these up yesterday from our community library Book Sale room … the "back room", where I go to cheaply satisfy my severe book addiction. (Please don't judge me; as far as addictions go, it's…

  • On a recent walk through the Hollow, Tom spotted four ducks paddling around on our neighbor's pond in the distance, just minding their own business. I wondered if it was the Mallard couple who used to visit every year, stopping by with their all-grown-up babies. Probably not. Maybe. It didn't matter – I just knew…

  • Silly me. I'm longing for balance in my life, between work and play, book and blog, drums and laundry, sleep and wakefulness … but I envisioned this balance as a stagnant thing, like evenly weighed scales. Boring. Life is about moving, and now I realize balance is a verb, a see-saw in constant motion, each…

  •   Tom came home with a horrible headache last night and went straight to bed. I felt bad for him, but that's not what this post is about. It's about stars. And wishing upon stars. Because he was out of commission, I took over his nightly chores, which included feeding the puppies. And that's how…

  • A gift from TG for my birthday years ago… Each time I grab my keys, I see it and think of her and everything else I have to be grateful for…which is a lot, when I take the time to think about it. And I do, thanks to TG. I think of the potential of…

  • When I was growing up, we didn't hang stockings – we didn't have a fireplace, for one thing, but it just wasn't part of our tradition. But I learned about stockings from Dickens and other writers, and I didn't like being left out, especially if it held the potential for more gifts, so I made…

  • First off, Belle was no where around when I stepped out for our morning walk. Max lay in his bed on the porch, but didn't get up like he normally would, excited at the prospect of a walk. And when I mentioned it, he just kind of whimpered. I remembered a lot of barking last…

  • 2dy·nam·ic  noun \dī-ˈna-mik\ Definition of DYNAMIC 1: a dynamic force  2: dynamics; an underlying cause of change or growth a : of or relating to physical force or energyb : of or relating to dynamics (see dynamics) b : marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change <a dynamic city>b : energetic, forceful <a dynamic personality>  Example of DYNAMIC  Max, one month after Charly dog died…look at that face…look closely at his eyes… Add a little Dynamic (dog)… …and look at…