Y’all… this project has been an experiment, time suck, challenge and obsession. I’m so close to completion on the first. While the overall design remained consistent, I changed my thoughts on the construction process. Luckily,…
I was determined to take today’s Monday and magically turn it into a Thursday. I like Thursday. Thursday has hope and promise. This was going to require magic as I had to have blood drawn-…
I’ve been chillazy since our all-day travel on Sunday. It always takes me a few days to acclimate to the normal of my New England life. But today- today I put on a real outfit…
I have often said, “I am my mother’s daughter.” I am the daughter of a kaleidoscope. I am the colors of her the music of her The swirl and whirl of her Those statements are…
The point is, you’re not totally in it yet but you think you want to be… I’d looked at the set lists from the past few shows and I couldn’t help but feel a little…
My eyes are heavy I cannot blink My neck is struggling to support my cement head Surely my blood is tar… I wonder how my heart can move it But I do have a pulse…
I shouldn’t have had the second cup of coffee. But I did. I struggled to settle. My mind and my body reacted to the caffeine. I stared out the window at the steady rain… and…
How has time stood still but also passed in a blink? You swirl through my days, Mama. Differently than all the years before, but still, you’re in each day- with my coffee, with steps “on…
Eyes closed A whispered “Jannie” says he knows I’m here Sitcom canned laughter on the tv Pfffffft of his oxygen compressor Whirrrr of the oscillating fan Grandpa Fuzzy’s purr-like snores Medicine smashed into yogurt 2…
I am Jannie I am more Fredricksen now than I’ve ever been before I am Jan Michelle Ronaldsdotter Your hands held mine so tight “You’re staying with me” Okay Papa, I’ll stay You saw me…