My journal of big words and pretty pictures
"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
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
"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
A youth spent enduring overnight snipe hunts at Fireside Scout Wilderness Camp prepared Tansy for competitive cross-country orienteering. When the opportunity presented to join the Braverman team traversing Moody Woods for regional finals, Tansy jumped at it. A broken ankle sidelined veteran team member Monica Brunelle, forcing her to drop out three weeks before the competition. … Continue reading Moody Woods
Charlotte would be happy to see the lilies blooming. White was always her favorite color for flowers. She would say they were the purist form of beauty. Rising from the earth, or the depths of black waters, their ivory petals unfolded unblemished and unsullied. She would see them as a sign that her sinful ways … Continue reading Lily pond
The dusty, little black case bespoke of a simpler time. Hidden high on a forgotten shelf, its single eye looking out on a changing world, the box held onto long-lost memories. Childhood summers chasing fireflies, teenage young love, balancing on that cusp between the dawn and dusk of a curated life. Graduations, christenings, weddings and … Continue reading Little black case
Thin spiral notebook 