April was a very interesting month around the Palatial Horvath Estate. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. One thing I learned in April is that I’m still a compulsive overeater. I was not magically cured by three months of more sensible eating. Go figure. As of the time of […]
Archives for 2012
A Fateful Decision
May 1, 2012 by
I have a pack of papers my mother gave me of things I wrote and drew in elementary school. It’s nice. Not only does reading them make me laugh, but reconnecting with little Betsy has helped me understand things I didn’t know before. For example, I thought I remembered when I decided to be a […]
Love Sonnets and Coffee
April 26, 2012 by
*stir, stir, stir* *sip* Hello, coffee. Hi. How are you? I’m feeling a little light. Hey, you don’t have a French accent today. You sound kind of…midwestern. No more French Roast. I’m the store brand. Oh. *sip* Did you know that today is the anniversary of William Shakespeare’s baptism? No. Do you care? No. I’m […]
Happy Birthday, Mr. Shakespeare
April 24, 2012 by
My friends, I am a total Shakespeare geek. There. I’ve said it. Laugh at me if you will, but I love that little bard. And lovin’ him ain’t hard. Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better. (Twelfth Night) We don’t really know when Shakespeare was born. His baptism date was April 26, 1564. […]
The Thing About First Drafts
April 22, 2012 by
When I think about first drafts, I still think of the opening of the movie, “Romancing the Stone”. Joan Wilder, the heroine, types the final sentence of her romance novel and, sobbing, boxes it up to give to her agent. The impression I got when I first saw the movie was that she had dashed […]
Blooming In Time
April 19, 2012 by
As I’ve matured, I’ve tried to learn to be gentler with myself. I’ve tried not to beat myself up for decisions that I’ve made or didn’t make. I’ve tried to accept that those decisions had consequences and those consequences have brought me to where I am today. Some days I’m better about that than others. […]
