by Dawn | Mar 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
It happens. Even to me. Before you know it, it’s too late, the deed is done, the event has passed. Best not to be embarrassed about such things, the way I figure it. Still, most people are. And when it happens, when the dreaded event occurs to you…in that...
by Dawn | Mar 26, 2014 | Rhode Island, Uncategorized
I was sitting in the lobby of the hotel, waiting for my friend, Instagramming pictures of chandeliers. The hotel was from a time gone by, restored to its original 1922 grandeur. It was from the age where industrial barons brought wealth to Rhode Island. Manufacturing...
by Dawn | Mar 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
I walk through the door. I hear crying and a stern talking to. “It’s not Mommy’s fault. It’s yours. Sit there.” I have two seconds to turn around and pretend I haven’t come home, but the dog sniffs me out. Her bark and...
by Dawn | Mar 12, 2014 | parenting, Teaching, Uncategorized
I came home smiling. Life treated me well for a Monday. I walked through the door, tossed my keys on the island and looked into the dining room. There sat a strange six-year old, not moving a muscle. Since I don’t own a six-year old who doesn’t move a...
by Dawn | Mar 11, 2014 | gardening, Uncategorized
Daylight savings time. An antiquated system that keeps kids from going to bed at night–it’s still light out–and gives every single Yankee farmer more time to plant potatoes. Apparently no one can plant potatoes earlier in the day. Daylight savings...
by Dawn | Feb 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’ve come to the conclusion that life is about lines. There are so many lines in this world. Grocery lines, bank lines, lines of cocaine. Even virtual lines—printer cues, website holds, and “You’re next in line for customer service” on chat. “Next” always seems the...
