As I contemplate the past couple of months (detailed in my previous blog post), I see that I need to revisit some of my assumptions about time. Specifically my time. I am a single woman with a relatively demanding job and a lot of the responsibility for the care of an elderly, pretty-much-housebound, parent. I […]
Challenges, Cats, and Coming Home
So, I haven’t been here for a while. The last couple of months have been extremely challenging for me on many different levels. I was sick for the entire month of January (literally). I fell trying to shovel my elderly mother out of her house and was laid up with a badly sprained ankle and […]
An Ode To My New Roof
Oh, my ducklings, it’s has been such a hectic couple of weeks here at the Palatial Horvath Estate! Many things hit all at once, but a goodly portion of my time has been consumed by the choosing of a contractor for, figuring out how to pay for, and surviving the installation of, my new roof. […]
Always Something In The Box
There’s an exercise that Patricia Ryan Madson describes in her wonderful book, Improv Wisdom. (Ms. Madson taught improvisational theater at Stanford to standing-room only classes for twenty years.) Here’s the exercise: Imagine a box with a lid. Hold the box in your hand. Now open it. What’s inside? It might be a frog, a silk […]
Byron For Tuesday
The problem with having a snazzy holiday like Labor Day on a Monday is that all week long I forget what day it is. So I completely forgot today was Tuesday and didn’t prepare a blog post. Oh the horrors! But never fear – Lord Byron is leaping to my rescue. He’s like that. […]
Hands In The Dirt
Gentle readers, I promise you that I tried to plod through the drama of the past two weeks. I did. I DID! But then…I got swept up in the whirlwind and found myself trapped under my house and my ruby slippers were stolen by this chick carrying a dog in a picnic basket… Okay. Maybe […]