Tag Archives: memories
Cup of Comfort
When Jamie goes away on a business trip, he doesn’t write a love note to place on my pillow. He leaves a tea bag with my morning mug on the kitchen counter. And fresh water in the kettle. As Jamie … Continue reading
More than 30 Minutes Together
Windows down, music blasting as we drive over the mountains that divide the Sonoma and Napa valleys. My sister and I have memorized these mountains, as we’ve been making this commute between our two homes for 12 years. Through every … Continue reading
Synchronized Swimming
“I want to spend the next 50 years with you,” Barry said on our third date. We had met in a water bed store: He was selling and I was buying. Over the beds, he said that he loved to … Continue reading
My Grandma, the Pilot
When her youngest graduated from college, my grandmother decided she wanted to be a pilot. She completed ground school, but that’s as far as she went. When we grandchildren were born, she was widowed, living on a teacher’s salary in … Continue reading
Harlem Hopscotch
One foot down, then hop! It’s hot. Good things for the one that’s got. Another jump, now to the left. Everybody for hisself In the air, now both feet down. Since you lack, don’t stick around. Food is gone, the … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 