spring is blooming wistful in my life right now. I want to smell the barbeque grill and hear the martini shaker clinking against a glass. I want to visit with Joe over guacamole and chips while Cole bounces on the trampoline and our campers roam the yard. Joe and I would be arguing about landscaping … Continue reading Spring Blooms Wistful
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Our Odd Window
Our house has a mixed blessing: a very large floor-to-ceiling front window. This window lets in wonderful light, and when my in-laws built this house over fifty years ago, that was exactly what they had in mind. I imagine they envisioned sunlight flooding through the window on sunny days, and the glare from snow masquerading … Continue reading Our Odd Window
Grief ~ Pinkie Swear You will Live Forever.
“Mom, it’s awful knowing I will be this sad again.” Profound thoughts from my fourteen-year-old. One of the worst parts of grief is knowing you will go through it again. Going through the grieving process again might be a bearable thought if there was any indication I would be better at it the next time … Continue reading Grief ~ Pinkie Swear You will Live Forever.
Bagel Guillotine Slicer Demonstrated By Cole
It’s the moment we have all been waiting for! Our new BAGEL BITER - THE ORIGINAL BAGEL GUILLOTINE SLICER has arrived, and will be demonstrated by Cole Ruscitti. Gilly, as we like to her call her, (if it lives with us, it has a name) slices our bagel safely, with ease! She originates from a … Continue reading Bagel Guillotine Slicer Demonstrated By Cole
Easter Egg Dying Rascal
Its Good Friday 2006 and the family is dying Easter Eggs. Cole reaches over and puts a dot of dye on the family pup....I say NO. STOP. Joe then reaches over and adds a couple dots of dye to Rascals head. Sternly and with a great deal of authority I say “I MEAN IT...YOU MAY … Continue reading Easter Egg Dying Rascal
Joe’s Dragon Love Forever
A dragon has been stalking me lately. It’s a giant, fire-breathing, winged dragon; not Puff. My dragon has shown up in the books I am reading. A friend recently sent me a card with a picture of a Chinese Dragon on it. Thumbing through Joe’s infamous index cards, I came to one on which he … Continue reading Joe’s Dragon Love Forever
Dazzle’s Doberman Smiley Face!
Balloons Our Birthday Sign
Joe gave Cole and me the best birthday present: a sign! Cole would have been too young at the time to recognize the reference, but the moment I “got it” and shared it with him, we giggled together (I giggled, Cole laughed-Cole never giggles). Cole’s 2nd birthday was the first birthday we celebrated in our new … Continue reading Balloons Our Birthday Sign
Cole’s Birthday Cake-56 Eggs, 8lbs of Butter
Cole's Birthday Cake The guests at Cole’s birthday party who asked me if I made his fabulous birthday cake are now my best friends. Although I did not make the birthday cake, a few special people recognized me as a potential future birthday cake maker. This is one compelling reason to grow your friendships past … Continue reading Cole’s Birthday Cake-56 Eggs, 8lbs of Butter
Birthday Party Memories!
Happily, if not vaguely, I remember a wonderful circus birthday cake at one of the parties held in my honor. While at another, I remember running over a birthday guest with my go-cart. Joe remembers attending a birthday party and being knocked into the birthday child's elaborately decorated birthday cake at the start of Happy … Continue reading Birthday Party Memories!