Archive for the 'in jest' Category



“Cockatoo-ed”

Published on February 26, 2008

Have you every seen those fancy Australian parrots – exquisite feathers in exotic colors with that self-assured look on their queer faces? Well, if you can picture their expression and guise, you can picture mine, too!!  I have grown up with “bad-hair days” and some of the biggest catastrophe strike when it’s really imperative to [...]


In honor of the significant “she”

Published on February 18, 2008

I hear the door swish with the push of her hand as she gingerly steps in, and I know its time to come back from la-la land. My husband is already out of bed – brewing the perfect early morning tea with a dash of ginger, for self and her. We three have our first [...]