Taxidermied Gophers
Does anyone else do this kind of stuff with their daughter?
Does anyone else do this kind of stuff with their daughter?
I always had a sneaking suspicion that I’d go crazy – I just didn’t know that it would hit me quite this young. I am 46 years old and my mind has already begun the descent into madness. Not only that – I’m watching it board the CRAZY TRAIN, don Groucho Marx glasses (with nose)…
Rissa and I are watching bingeing Gilmore Girls. Cats blanket our already afghaned laps. EMILY: Oh look — Barbara Stanwyck. I just love Barbara Stanwyck. LORELAI: Oh yeah, she’s good. EMILY: She had that wonderful voice — that husky, deep voice. I just love that voice. LORELAI: You know Mom, you have kind of a…
So my Mom called the other day. Here she is! With her lovely smile! She’s probably cackling with laughter in this pic. She has the BEST cackle. “Have you read Fifty Shades of Grey?” Not what I expected her to lead with, but okay. “Yep. Have you?” “No, but I’ve been hearing a lot about…
BANG! Even on this windy, windy November’s day, the sound ricocheted off buildings. “What the hell was that?” David asked. I looked around wildly. “I don’t know, I don’t know!” My shoulder ached a bit. “Are you okay? Were you hit?” David gave me the once over, checking for blood. “I think maybe… I don’t…
On Lakeshore Drive there is a house. Situated on the south side of the street, its back yard opens to Lake Ontario. I pass it every time I go for my extended walk. The new owners seem determined to transform this 1980s homogenized architecture into… something… more. I’ve been watching its transformation for months. In…
“OH!!!” “What?” asks David. “OH MY GOD!!!“ “What?!? What is it?” David now sounds a bit panicked. “Mummy, you’re scaring him,” says Rissa. “IT’S A MIRACLE!!! IT’S A THANKSGIVING MIRACLE!!!” I’m standing in Rissa’s doorway. My shock is palpable. I’ve never actually seen this – not while it was actually happening – not in my…