by Stephanie | May 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Mother’s Day Mom deserves a crown for putting up with you My mother was a rebel on the surface but a traditionalist at heart. She called Mother’s Day a Hallmark Holiday and said she refused to participate in an event that was a capitalist invention. One year my sister...
by Stephanie | Apr 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Our Cherry Street window. Carp wind socks. Last night as I listened to the radio in the car on my way home, I heard an interview with a couple of sisters who have a band. Each sister writes independently and sends her work to the other for response. When asked what...
by Stephanie | Apr 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
This has been a big week for craziness involving guns and gun violence. A sixteen year old boy arriving at the wrong address to pick up his siblings was shot in the head through the screen door by an 85 year old man and was then turned away at three houses where he...
by Stephanie | Sep 16, 2022 | Newsletter, Uncategorized
I have the world’s greatest accountant. I bring her sloppy folders with my month’s receipts and she makes sense of them. Without her I would have to close the store because I would not know when or how much to send the government in sales tax, and I would probably be...
by Stephanie | Aug 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s almost time for our September trip to Mexico, and I was reminded about how anxious I get when I am between places. I am a terrible backseat driver on car trips, and exhaust myself bracing for impending car crashes. Ron is a great, safe driver, but I worry about...
by Stephanie | Jun 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
You might remember when I wrote a series about Handmade Homes, houses of people I know who have unique, personal homes. Nothing cookie-cutter about them! They were each different from the others, but all were warm and welcoming. One of the first homes I featured was...
