I have a headache. I blame it on work. Or maybe I didn’t drink enough water today, and I know I didn’t get enough sleep, or maybe it’s hormones because they’ve been known to sneak up on me when I’m least expecting it. Maybe my forehead muscles are just sore from all the scowling I … Continue reading Oh My Achin’ Head →

And now a short story about curiosity, hard work, and sabotage. I have three sisters. (I’ll tell you more about them some other time) One is two years younger than me and the other two are ten and twelve years younger than me, which means that for the first ten years of my life, and … Continue reading Sabotage →

  I had a dentist appointment yesterday, which got me thinking about teeth.    My god given teeth were bad, that’s the truth of it.  I inherited two “bad teeth” characteristics from my mom’s side of the family.  A space between my front teeth, and eye teeth on both sides riding way up high like … Continue reading But That Eye Tooth, Dammit →

Why, you might be asking yourself, would anyone start a blog in this day and age when there are more than you can count already available on the internet for your reading pleasure (or annoyance, whatever the case). For me, the main reason is, I am a writer who has not been writing. I have … Continue reading The Warm Up Act →

It’s August, which in Minnesota means the leaves are turning color in the northernmost part of the state, my petunias are going to seed (Although I am pretending not to notice), and it’s all you can eat cucumbers from the garden. But most importantly, August is the month we go to Michigan. My Gram, who … Continue reading The Michigan Trip →