Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
How do you mourn the passing of someone you never set eyes on in real life? How do you explain why you feel a hole in your heart over someone you never once hugged yourself? How do you become a family over a flickering monitor? I don't know, it's some sort of magical human connection... Continue Reading →
Do you love classical music? Do you follow the Classical Music awards category for the Grammys? Well, if so, then you need to be following Miss Music Nerd. She was chosen to be an official Grammy community blogger for the Classical Music category. It's pretty cool because they found her (it was not something she... Continue Reading →
Can you believe that I nearly reached the age of 45 before going to a Bar Mitzvah Service? I didn't have any Jewish friends until high school which was too late of course. Older son knew one boy and was invited to the service but only the boy's friends were invited, not the friend's parents... Continue Reading →
"She must not air out her mind much" - Robin That quote from a comment by Robin (which makes me laugh every time I think of it) - is sooooo apropos for that which I am about to rant. Raise your hand if you are on Facebook. Now tell me if you have a friend... Continue Reading →
Friday after the first White House tour we traveled by metro to the Capitol & went to pick up the tickets for that tour (hence the photo outside of Congressman Joe Wilson's office). I just loved that anyone who could pass through a metal detector could just wander in the halls of the Congressional offices.... Continue Reading →
I'm sitting in the hotel restaurant having lunch as I wait for my airport shuttle. Last one here. It's been the usual weekend of wonderful company with tons of laughter (gobs really), counselling, great food and sightseeing. Here's the few photos I took with my phone that I can post right away. The rest, and... Continue Reading →
Everyone take some time this weekend to check out the essays of one of the best damn writers anywhere. My Imperfect Truth The writer is a lady who started referring to me as her Cyber Twin when we first 'met' on the MotherTalkers site. Being on the east coast she would be commenting on topics... Continue Reading →
First thing in the morning as always - shake off that veil of weary, find food and settle in for a morning conversation between Baratunde Thurston and President Obama's Senior Adviser - Valerie Jarret: Just as with Howard Dean the morning before, they took questions via Twitter and also via the audience's written questions on... Continue Reading →
I realized after going through all my pictures that I was going to have to break this day up into two parts! I'll push the total file up into Flickr, but even picking and choosing what to show in here was hard! Day 2 started off with my only panel of the day - a... Continue Reading →
Tonight SportsBoy and I took a trip down memory lane to his elementary school. You might remember last year when his then 6th grade class put on The Sound of Music as their play. The 6th grade play is a fantastic tradition at this school that all the kids look forward to as they progress... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 