She calls them discount Magnolias. There’s a small copse of them at the edge of the park next door. She is my godmother. We’re making a lap around the expansive green field, her first outing since the surgery. It’s a sunny 16 degrees. Celsius. I revert to metric when home Read more
“I don’t have anything to do.” This is a common plaint of the nephews when they know exactly what they want to do but know it’s outside their reach. This is usually an activity involving a screen. It’s a version of the “I’m bored” whine I used to serve, sans Read more
If you knew a kid who voluntarily gave her lunch money to the school bully every day for some cheese food and corn syrup, would you say something? The majority of us are that little kid getting taken advantage of every time we go to the grocery store. I thought Read more