“Jesus is risen!” as they say in church, and I’m still stuck down here with a hundred gophers, in the little house that used to be a Wienerschnitzel.
Month: April 2022
Dates? Aisle One
The other shoppers can’t figure out why the checker is laughing. It’s affecting her scanning somewhat. She’s one of those people who jiggles when she giggles.
I Have a New Theory
My grandbaby is all the things I am not. She is new.
More Than Easter Eggs
Easter is voile dresses and flowers in the kids’ hair. This year, it's also these amazing Ukrainian eggs.
Know What I Mean, Jelly Bean?
This creature … this scion…this legacy. Miss him so much his very first Easter away.
She Prefers Cheeseburgers to Steak
At my age, I need to stand in the kitchen with someone funny, shoulder to shoulder, cutting carrots. With her.
Songs in the Key of Life
Mom overfed everyone she loved: her husband, her dogs. Oddly, we kids were very thin. Shrug.
Yum, These Moist Irish Months
This burrito is still cooking a little in its foil as I carry it home, the flavors melding, the molecules marrying