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May 8, 2021

The Good Luck

Focus on the good luck The rocket lands in the ocean By sheer luck nothing catches on fire this weekend, We are healthy- alive- under quiet dry skies, Birds chirp,… Read more
October 27, 2015

A Whisper

“Good Morning babies” “Mama, bottle” “Yes, Here’s your bottle” Change diapers, dress in daytime clothes, time to go upstairs for breakfast. This way and that way, they go, separate directions.… Read more
October 26, 2015

How can something be equally beautiful and sad?

I sat on the deck yesterday evening watching Jack and Fiona get out their last hoorah before bedtime. As I looked at the hillside, between the small Oak and Bay,… Read more
October 24, 2015

What’s the point?

Every Couple of weeks I ask myself, “what’s the point?” In painting, in being a parent, in being a human? Yesterday it happened in my studio. I was working on… Read more
October 23, 2015

The street light just turned off, the sky light blue, as I approach my last week in October.

The sky is slowly turning from darkness to light blues, a very light mauve, bright fushia at the horizon line, and a scatter of whitish grey textured like curdled milk… Read more
October 22, 2015

I Love You Babies Over and Over Again

I cradled Jacks wet body in my arms, his head relaxed with a smile, his hair damp on his forehead. I moved him around in the water, swoosh, swoosh. I… Read more
October 21, 2015

We will sit outside waiting for deer, crows, and the moon

“Mama maaamaa” I hear Jacks sleepy little voice. He’s just waking up from his afternoon nap, I want to make sure he’s had time to adjust. I hear things being… Read more
October 20, 2015

It’s not important, none of these things I’m worrying about are important

As I was driving down the hill yesterday, to go meet up with a good friend I haven’t seen in a long time, my mind was still going, like it… Read more
October 19, 2015

From this day forward I will NOT use the word SHUT UP in front of the babies.

“Fiona do you want more milk?” “No no no” “Fiona Let me see that toy” “No no no” It has begun. Fiona has found her no word. This is good,… Read more
October 18, 2015

The Blue Jay and Sundays

As I walked along the trail with Billy this morning a Blue Jay flew onto a branch. Acorn in beak he started to hit it against the tree to break… Read more
October 17, 2015

Toys That Make Noise

It was late, almost 8:00PM, way past the babies’ usual bedtime. We had a few diaper situations tonight that took a while to deal with times two. In between the… Read more

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