Today is the day I look forward to all winter long. It’s the day I know that summer has finally …
House Things Tag Archives
WINGS
This is not a jump shot toward the basketball hoop. It’s a jump shot I’ve been dodging for weeks—while making …
FAREWELL, DEAR ABBY
Last Friday, not far from where I live, Dear Abby breathed her last, leaving this earthly home for another. But …
THANKFUL
for the dinged up floor in our living room because it means we have a living room and a floor …
GOOD NEWS BAD NEWS GOOD NEWS
THE GOOD NEWS IS: I found this amazing funky 70s floor lamp at Goodwill a few months ago. Yes. Yes, …
THE TUBE CASE
Just then a grey sedan drove slowly up my alley, pointed its wheels into my driveway, pulled in, and stopped. A tall gentlemen stepped out. “Hello,” he said. “I’m Richard (Secret Last Name). I grew up in this house.”
But I had already guessed as much before he said a word.
PUSHY, PUSHY
Today was the day. With no ballgames, choir concerts, or even kids on the agenda, it was finally time to …














