I've been thinking a lot about marriage lately, why people do it, what it really means. I guess for me, marriage was something like "the next step", but one that was only made possible because the man I married was my absolute best friend. For others, I know that's not necessarily the case, but that did it for me. My husband is the person I like ( Read more... )

Sometimes I feel really old, like when I'm out on the stoop talking to my plants while I'm watering them. I imagine myself quite often as one of those old ladies in their gardens with their big sun hats and overalls. Of course I'm not that old, still in my young thirties, and I'm not afraid of age, as a true believer of "with age comes wisdom". ( Read more... )

So...I watched The Libertine the other night. Anything Johnny Depp generally interests me, and not for the same reason millions of other girls flock to him, but because he chooses interesting pieces, and I find the characters he plays intriguing. Is it helpful that I find him totally fucking hot? Of course, sillies! But, I can only think of two ( Read more... )

Summer for me is generally the time when I catch up on all the reading I cannot get done during the year. This summer, I made the decision to bring myself up to speed on the books that my students are interested in so I can build up my classroom library. To that end, I have been reading voraciously. Two of the books I'm working on are The ( Read more... )

Odd, I know. The subject for this journal is something I rarely share, in fact, it's so personal, I don' t think I've really shared it with anyone, at least not in all honestly ( Read more... )

Thanks to Blackdove ( Read more... )

I knew once I planted a garden, good things would happen. Today, on one of the few sunny days this summer, I went out on the deck to check out my first batch of sunflowers when lo and behold, I came upon this HUGE, and rather beautiful black, blue and orange butterfly. I ran quietly into the house, sure that by the time I grabbed my camera it ( Read more... )

So, after years of being on LJ, I've finally decided to peruse around for friends, so if you've found that I've recently added you, it's because for one reason or another, I've found you interesting. That's right...you! So, now you may be asking, "Who the hell is this broad, that I should care that she finds me interesting?" We, to answer and to ( Read more... )

"Time is chasing after all of us. Isn't that right ( Read more... )

Today, I was on a roll ( Read more... )