My mom was a hoot but her reaction to getting her ears pierced surprised me. She had all her babies at home so she could handle pain well. Maybe except for… I walked at the mall this morning. The Piercing … Continue reading
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Feeling home
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Last week we finished the furniture and window treatments for our upstairs landing. It’s a quiet spot with enough room for a chair, ottoman and lamp. My favorite armoire is there too. We hung a shade replacing a 20-year-old window … Continue reading
No! Not old feet!
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My mother had old feet. When I was a child I thought my mother was old. All parents were old. Some were ancient. She wasn’t ancient, just old. She liked to go barefoot (a gene her daughter did not inherit … Continue reading
Random 5 for November 29 – Cookbooks, recipes, anthropology, weather, moving
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Treasures – We are cleaning out and packing in anticipation of our move. I have found some real treasures. Okay, only one real treasure. I found my mother’s notebook with recipes in her own handwriting. I hugged the book and … Continue reading
Tess Tales — The ear piercing
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I walked at the mall this morning. The Piercing Pagoda (kiosk that pierces ears and sells jewelry) has been closed since March. It triggered a long ago memory of my Mom. I had my ears pieced when I was in … Continue reading
Random 5 for September 13, 2020 – Mom, retirement, clean-up, fall, ugliness
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Happy birthday Mom! – Today is my mom’s birthday. She’s been gone since 1986 but I still miss her. There is always that hole in my heart. I’m turning into her – After her retirement, my mom worried about money. … Continue reading
Random 5 for June 7 – Mice, hiring, yellow zone, adjustments, Tess
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So proud! – We don’t have set chores in our family except that the beloved husband mows the grass and I catch the mice. This past week, he found a mouse in the office at 6 a.m. and wisely decided … Continue reading
Random 5 for May 10 – Mother’s Day, quarantine, crazies, event, upbeat
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Mother’s Day – This was a particularly difficult week here. I did what I often do during tough times, I channeled my mother. She’s been gone for over 30 years but I still miss her. She was born just before … Continue reading
Random 5 for May 3 – Release valve, immigrants, Mom, threes, sunshine
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It finally blew – Long time readers may have detected a creeping melancholy in my recent posts. I had to pick up some things at the grocery store so I went very early (before it got too germy). I haven’t … Continue reading
Random 5 for July 21 – Idioms, sales, ads, weather, reunion
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Mom’s idioms – My mother was the queen of idioms. In today’s sweltering weather she would have said “it’s a scorcher!” Once in a blue moon we get the kind of weather we are having this weekend. The forecasters say … Continue reading
