Monthly Archives: May 2012

Critters

Posted on May 30, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

Last night we had a thunder storm.  Spectacular lightning!  This morning I went out into the yard and found that something had trampled the day lilies in the front yard.  Trampled may not be the right word.  As a former … Continue reading →

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“Where did your mom go?”

Posted on May 25, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

Yesterday afternoon, when my daughter came home from running some errands, she said to me:  “By the way, your mom asked me where you were earlier.”  She paused because she knew where I had been as she saw me (and … Continue reading →

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Stone Walls

Posted on May 21, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

Lines from Robert Frost’s poem, “Mending Wall” run through my mind as my dogs patrol the one stone wall in my yard.  The speaker ruminates: “’Something there is that doesn’t love a wall/That wants it down.’  I could say ‘Elves’ … Continue reading →

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The Lost Bracelet

Posted on May 17, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

Yesterday I lost my favorite bracelet.  This bracelet is a simple braided black leather band.  The clasp, however, is distinctive:  two silver dragon heads, each biting down on a silver circle that resembles the leather band.  My husband gave it … Continue reading →

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Part 10: Our New Nest

Posted on May 15, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

How important is the place where one lives?  Is the building itself important?  Or is it the way one feels when one retreats to one’s abode?  Is home the heart?  The mind?  A fortress?  A retreat?  What makes a house … Continue reading →

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Part 9: Road Trip!

Posted on May 10, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

After the movers came and went, after we said our good byes to neighbors and friends, after we spent one last night in the house where we had lived for twenty-one years,  we put the dogs in the truck, secured … Continue reading →

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