Remember the Don't Sweat the Small Stuff phase? What stuff am I supposed to sweat? The big stuff? Well, the small stuff is what makes or breaks my life. I seem to go into a different mode when The Big Stuff happens (and writing that makes me pause because what if I haven't had to … Continue reading It really is the little things →

Today's your 93rd birthday. You don't really know this, though the face you made when they put a tiarra on you to sing you HBD made me wonder what all you actually know. You're probably healthier than I am and I suspect you will make it to Clara's high school graduation in 2027.  I think … Continue reading Alles Gute, Mom →

So, despite saying last year was the last year of Porkies for us as a family, oops. We're doing it again. The timing came together so exquisitely that to NOT go would be tempting fate and I am certainly not one for that kind of foolery. I mean, did anyone actually think we wouldn't go?

Influenza Recipe for Bath: 2 drops Eucalyptus radiata6 drops Frankincense3 drops Cypress 6 drops Spruce15 drops Ravensara1 drop Wintergreen Stir the above oils thoroughly into 1 cup of Epsom Salts.Then add the mixture to hot bath water while filling the tub. Soak in hot bath water until it cools, breathing in the oils deeply. Relax. … Continue reading Make your own Erkältungsbad →

This is a quote from MIL's friend and spiritual leader, Padre, or Father Dan, as he's otherwise known in our neck of the woods. I find myself saying it to myself and offering it to others as a quasi condolence, an acknowledgement of the "thing" we are either individually or collectively experiencing. And tbh, it's … Continue reading “Ah, Life” →

I didn't say goodbye. I mean, I say goodbye every time I see her, but I never said the things I should have said before she didn't know me anymore. It's been around 10 years now, since my Mom's dementia dug in. And a little over a year since she went to a facility. And … Continue reading Can I get a do-over? →