Tag: <span>family</span>

I have a persistent fear of our dachshund disappearing into a muddle of bone and fur beneath the wheels of a minivan hurtling down our street.  This is not our…

Thoughts and Musings

“Stick your head through that wall,” I command a child.  Seems right for this place.  This place is a Roman amphitheater.  Site of gladiatorial battles.  This place is Arles, France. …

Thoughts Wanderings and Travel

I usually don’t expect travel to result in regret.  Nostalgia, sure.  A marrow-deep slurry of wistfulness that the Portuguese call saudade, absolutely.  But regret?  Not so much.  Travel always somehow…

Intentional Living Wanderings and Travel

We are Queens of Where the Wild Ocean Things are. We march on the waves, and they dare not touch our toes as we jump, leap, and squeal over them. We…

Intentional Living Memories

Tank of gas: $46 Turnpike tolls: $13 Admission to botanical gardens: $48 Lunch: $26 Do we remember these price tags?  For all the time spent tallying up the costs of…

Intentional Living Memories

Fly

I pray that they will fly, even if they’re afraid of heights. I pray that they will eat pumpkin pancakes on the first morning that feels like fall. I pray…

Intentional Living