Category Archives: Home Life

Photos My Son Takes

Every parent, of course, thinks that their child is the best and most brilliant at something. I’m no exception. Get ready, because I’m about to gush.

My son is an amazing kid. We have our struggles, as does everyone, but he has some particular issues given that he’s on the Autism spectrum and has ADHD. It often feels like it’s impossible to reach him and that he is incapable of expressing his feelings. Then this happens:Continue reading “Photos My Son Takes”

This Old Barn

Friday was a lovely day, and I caught myself surveying the property as I always do on the first reasonably warm and dry day of spring. Our house is old, built in 1835, and was once the primary farm house for a very large property. The property has since been divided, and we now own about two acres that includes the house, two out buildings and an old barn foundation.Continue reading “This Old Barn”

What Was Your First Tweet?

So today is Twitter’s seventh anniversary. Woo-hoo, Twitter!

You might not use Twitter, or ever want to, but surely you understand that Twitter has had a tremendous impact on the world, especially for journalism.

To celebrate, I downloaded my Twitter archive (and you can too!) and found my very first Tweet. I’m a constant Twitterer now, but I wasn’t always…Continue reading “What Was Your First Tweet?”

Anxiety, Risk, and Swordplay

This month’s National Novel Writing Month (NaBloPoMo) theme is ‘risk.’ All of the prompts are focused upon the concept of taking risks, accepting that even a slight chance of success is worth risking failure.

I enjoy NaBloPoMo and have been participating by at least writing one blog post per day since last November. This month’s theme struck a little close to home, which has inspired me to write this post.Continue reading “Anxiety, Risk, and Swordplay”