Tag: gifts

  • Celebrations and Poetry

    Celebrations and Poetry

    I was given a lovely gift for my birthday! This is a poem by my friend and co-author Jimmie Bise. He just came off a month straight of writing a poem every day, and I was so honored when I received this from him.  To My Friend, a Scientist, on Her Birthday You know all…

  • Tiny invisible hugs

    Tiny invisible hugs

    As I was making the bed the other day, I was stripping off the sheets and quilt, pulling fresh ones from the blanket chest, and contemplating our interconnectedness with the past. In my case, making the bed forms this bridge for me on purpose. I chose to buy a pair of blanket chests in a…

  • Romance isn’t Homogeneous

    Romance isn’t Homogeneous

    This could have been simply a blog about my life and love, but I was thinking about it. The First Reader and I sometimes get gently twitted by friends about the ‘romance’ we have. Why not be different? Romance isn’t always about flowers, chocolate, and expensive jewelry. Romance is about finding the thing that lights…