The Good China I'm not sure if people still do this, but I imagine some do. It used to be a common practice to give a gift of good china table placements for a wedding. Those special plates, cups, bowls, saucers, pitchers, and serving dishes were set aside for special occasions. Some people had designated... Continue Reading →
Whose Reflection Would You See? Have you noticed that sometimes on social media posts the images are reversed? It's because the person posting wants you to see them the way they see themselves in the mirror. We are used to seeing ourselves one way and, since we are trying to make ourselves look our best,... Continue Reading →
Good Morning I woke up out of my sleep with a pounding headache. And, as I sometimes do, I waited. The hope is always that it goes away, despite that never, ever happening. Finally, resigning myself to the inevitable, I got up, let the dog out, fed him and the cats, put on a large... Continue Reading →
Looking Back I remember trying to teach my son to drive. He kept looking in the rearview and the side view mirrors - I had to remind him to look ahead. You can't drive looking backward! I'd say. And, while this was certainly true, I understood his desire to look back. I did the same... Continue Reading →
In the first two hours after my first Trinity blog posted I lost 19 followers. To be sure, I noticed only because I don't have that many followers. Initially, my heart sank a little. In my mind, Jack Nicholson screamed in revolt, "You can't handle the truth!" The truth was that I had stopped merely... Continue Reading →
Marriage I didn't get into it thinking that it was a 50 - 50 thing. Actually, I figured that sometimes it would be 60-40, 30-70, 80-20, or even 10-90 depending on who was strong and who needed the most support at any given moment. To be sure, it should most often be around 50-50, but...... Continue Reading →
Have you ever felt like a pot about to boil over, like milk or Farina simmering in a pot that suddenly expands exponentially before you’ve had a chance to turn off the flame? I feel that now. In my home. In my community. In the air. There are societal whirlwinds brewing, and they are too... Continue Reading →
Some books make you cry; others make you angry. This book does both. My teenage daughter had been asking me to read this for some time now, and I’m glad I finally did. If you are looking for a real page-turner, this is it. There is something for the young adult reader and the more... Continue Reading →
As some of you may know, I like to read the books my children have been assigned to read at school so we can talk about them. This weekend my 7th grader brought home, The Wave by Todd Strasser. The book is based on a history teacher’s class experiment in 1969. Originally published in 1981,... Continue Reading →
Remembering is active. Sorting through the boxes, files, junk drawers, and sealed black garbage bags in your mind is like cleaning out your garage. It’s usually fairly easy to pick up the larger labeled containers and organize them neatly on the driveway, but as soon as you open a box, well that might just lead... Continue Reading →
"Never be afraid to sit a while and think." It's a line from one of my favorite plays, A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. Potently poignant, the play is about the struggles of an African American family in the 1950s as they navigate, personal, familial, religious, generational, and cultural differences during the early civil... Continue Reading →
Dandelion Invasion For most gardeners and lawn owners, dandelions are the bane of their existence. With deep taproots and efficiently far-reaching seedings, dandelions can be almost impossible to banish. I've seen homeowners who turn into weed-hunting maniacs if one crops up on their meticulously manicured lawns. God forbid a rough wind spreads the wispy seedlings!... Continue Reading →
