I don’t have what it takes to be a baking goddess in the kitchen. My beloved banana breads burn on the outsides but are gooey in the middle. I frequently grab baking soda when it should be powder. I never have the right amount of milk, or peanut butter, or other scrumptious addition a recipe … [Read more…]
It’s usually the first thing I do after getting out of bed every morning – raise the window shade that opens to a view of my back yard. I don’t necessarily do it for me, although I like the light it provides. I even keep the shades on the other two windows of my bedroom … [Read more…]
As much as I love to read, I don’t always have the best comprehension of what my eyes translate as they scan a page. With sometimes as many as six books assigned per class, I can’t read them all word for word. And with critical in-class discussions to follow, I can’t afford not to, either. … [Read more…]
The window at my desk is open, and I can hear the birds chirping in the just-budding trees. Baxter, my tuxedo cat, is nestled against the window screen, praying that it disappears long enough for him to escape into spring. In fact, I feel like I’ve just escaped into spring after being held captive in … [Read more…]
I’m not a fan of fall. I don’t know if I ever have been. A friend of mine once called fall a “disease”. I believe him now. My allergies are turning my sinuses into Defcon 5, my nostrils constantly flaring with itch and redness and congestion and sneezing. My joints start to ache. I never … [Read more…]
“Do you have a public phone?” It’s one of the most-asked questions we hear at the library. That and, “I”m looking for a movie. I don’t know the title. I don’t know what it’s about or who’s in it, but I remember it had a green cover.” We do not have a public telephone at … [Read more…]
I’m not sure what my dad had against squirrels, but maybe he was applying divine wisdom when I was a youth. You did not want to be considered a squirrel in the Luthy household. When I was in high school and college, and would mention a potential male suitor I was admiring, my dad would … [Read more…]
I got unexpectedly weepy today. It was brief, but poignant. Obi Wan Kenobi had just placed infant Luke Skywalker in the arms of Beru Lars. Aunt Beru, who we later learn this strong woman would be called, smiles, turns and runs to her husband Owen with baby Luke in her arms. That’s when it hits … [Read more…]
We have this couple who comes into the library a lot. While they haven’t been coming in forever, I’ve assisted them enough lately to know their first and last names. Always an accomplishment, since everyone always seems to know mine either from my name tag or from once working at the local paper. If I … [Read more…]
For just a minute Sunday night, I was 12 years old again. My friend Erin and I go on weekly bike rides when I get out of church in the summers. Nothing too arduous, just long enough to get in a decent workout and work out our lives as the twilight comes. We were in … [Read more…]