Tuppence for paper and string

January 9, 2016February 14, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 5 Comments

"With tuppence for paper and string You can have your own set of wings With your feet on the ground you're a bird in flight With your fist holding tight to the string of your kite..." ~ "Let's Go Fly a Kite." by Robert and Richard Sherman These kites are huge, big enough for someone … Continue reading Tuppence for paper and string

Give to get

January 7, 2016January 23, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 17 Comments

I’ve been working through this WordPress 101 course which is meant to help improve your online presence - boost your blogging super powers. One recent homework assignments was to “follow five new tags in the Reader and five new blogs.” As I am wont to do, I didn’t follow the instructions as written. As a … Continue reading Give to get

Gramberly ghosts

January 5, 2016February 22, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 13 Comments

Goodwood Duxford tales... Goodwood Duxford lived alone in the caretaker’s cabin that was tucked into the eastern corner of Gramberly Cemetery, the oldest graveyard in Pepperidge township. A blanket of ivy covered the face of the house, making it look like it was made entirely of green leaves. During the day, Goody crisscrossed the … Continue reading Gramberly ghosts

Gnarly monkey

January 5, 2016January 23, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 10 Comments

Nikko was a media darling. In less than two weeks, he got more than 1,200,000 Likes on his Facebook fan page and another 500,000 followers on Twitter. garnering him a mention on all of the cable network news channels. At least a dozen marriage proposals came into the lab on a weekly basis, an astonishing … Continue reading Gnarly monkey

A secondhand introduction

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January 4, 2016January 23, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 11 Comments

Sometime around mid-December, this space, Thin spiral notebook, turned five - that’s, what, 35 in bloggy years? Prior to that, I had another site, more of a memoir-slash-mommy-blogger kind of thing for another three years. When I opened this notebook, I wanted it to be a place where I could just be me. Where I … Continue reading A secondhand introduction

A little more

January 3, 2016February 14, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ Leave a comment

"Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a wider one is still possible.” ~ Pearl Bailey My New Year Resolution is to expand my circle of ideas, a little: Dream a little deeper Worry a little softer Argue a little kinder Care a little gentler Trust a little sooner … Continue reading A little more