Last night Grandma’s house in California was in imminent danger of burning down. In my dream that is. I was there helping to save everything important in the house. My newish neighbor (here in Massachusetts) was sitting with Grandma, comforting her. He is a minister of the more traditional variety and [...]
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Last week was my son’s school vacation, and like many families in Massachusetts, we scrambled to find cheap and enjoyable things to do. Playdates were very high on our list, and we managed to squeeze in three, including a sleepover. My son has been bugging me for months to go to the Museum of Science [...]
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Yesterday my son went to a friend’s house for a playdate while I went to work and attended a department meeting. Spring has finally arrived in New England, and it was over 80 degrees. YEEHAW!
Soon after we arrived, the kids were already soaked by the sprinkler, running gleefully through the shooting water, cackling [...]
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Yesterday I came upon a very fresh accident with a school bus and a munched car. EMTs were on the scene attending to the injured (or worse). I hurriedly told my son, who was in the back seat, to cover his eyes. An awful sight, not for a ten-year-old.
I pass through this intersection at least [...]
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So, yeh, I’ve kinda had a hard time actually writing Grandma’s book this year (meaning academic calendar). At first it was pure grief. I couldn’t face it. Then it was exhaustion. Then it was other things like galivanting around in the Southern Hemisphere or editing an essay collection. But the time has clearly come for [...]
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No electronics. No food from home. No parents. YIPPEE, the kids squealed. The parents smiled in the back row of the informational session about the Nature Camp where our children are heading for a week in May. Hmmm. No kids for a week. Hmmm.
This morning after a great [...]
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The weekend before last, my superstar husband painted the laundry room. Does this seem frivolous to you? I guess in the scheme of things, it isn’t exactly at the top of the list of the world’s most important things to do, but it has made my life brighter.
You see, I do the laundry in our [...]
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I know I dreamt about Grandma last night. I awoke with the unmistakable feeling of her presence. But I can’t remember a thing about the dream. I hate that.
I mean, what’s the point of getting to see her if I can’t remember when I wake up? Ah, but it’s not as [...]
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I arrived late at my new dentist’s office this Wed. I was in no hurry to get my cavity filled. UGH! Right away I was ushered into the examination room, and within a couple of minutes the dentist arrived and took a look at the tiny cavity in one of [...]
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I just had to pass along the joy, folks. Thanks to Martin Danahay, subscriber to VICTORIA listserv (a scholarly forum devoted to Victorian studies) for drawing our attention to this YouTube video: “The Teletubby Uprising of 1883.”
What can I say? Such a timely piece. So insightful. So poignant. If only President [...]
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