Mad love

February 14, 2013January 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 12 Comments

It's not boxes of gooey candy, or bouquets of fragrant roses. It's not decadent, chocolate dipped berries, or silky red lingerie, nor drug store cards declaring your everlasting love. It's calling from a business trip to tell me 'good morning' even when you're two hours earlier. It's cleaning out the cat's litter box because you … Continue reading Mad love

House warming

February 13, 2013January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 16 Comments

Crossing through the doorway, the smell that greeted me was redolent of wet leaves blanketing the floor of a deep, dark forest - a sweet and earthy fragrance. The wild woods were taking over the ruins, reclaiming what it could. From the road, the abandoned building showed little resemblance to its former self. As I … Continue reading House warming

Ramshackle

February 12, 2013January 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 10 Comments

She survived two husbands and three children. Living alone in her family home for nearly 30 years, she was well-known in her community. Always ready with a pot of homemade chicken soup for the sick, a hot-from-the oven pie for new neighbors or hand-sewn quilts for the babies. Her church had a waiting list of … Continue reading Ramshackle

Close to home

February 10, 2013January 7, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 16 Comments

With the new pup, I'm still staying close to home for my photo hikes. No matter what the shelter chicks said, Asta is NOT housebroken so we're in that "watching-her-like-a-hawk-in-case-she-squats" phase, and since she is still hobbling around on her injured leg, I can't take her with me on long walks... yet. Hopefully, soon she … Continue reading Close to home

Run home

February 9, 2013January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 7 Comments

While I was out Saturday running errands, I drove by our city youth ball fields. This was the first weekend for rec ball tryouts. Little kids were everywhere, little wobby-helmet-headed kids. I couldn't stop giggling about how they looked like the Rick Moranis character from the Mel Brooks movie, "Spaceball." The scene also reminded me … Continue reading Run home

Patchwork skies

February 7, 2013January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 16 Comments

The sun melts away the dark clouds, revealing bright blue skies above the gloom. When it looks the bleakest, seek out the light. *Photo venue: fishing pier near Choctaw Beach, FL