College is Good for Parents too, I Guess
My son was feeling a bit anxious about going back to college. His life at home is comfortable, predictable, not demanding. Besides the fact that he just returned from a month’s trip globe-trotting around China and being reminded how rich and fascinating the big wide world is, now he was … Continue Reading College is Good for Parents too, I Guess
Riding the Night Train= Part II (with guest spoken-word poet, Bryce Gladfelter)
Riding the Night Train- Part 1
THERE ARE NO COINCIDENCES- How I Got a New Tooth in Record Time
I’ve always believed there are no coincidences in life and after reading “The Celestine Prophecy” years ago, I was assured this philosophy of life and way of thinking was right on track. Lately, I delight in watching it happen. When my brother-in-law decided to choose buck hunting instead of attending … Continue Reading THERE ARE NO COINCIDENCES- How I Got a New Tooth in Record Time
CHINA- It’s Not What You Think it is
All I Want for New Year’s is my left top incisor – or not!
I’d Rather be a Mom
There was a time,not too long ago, that I wished I were a dad instead of a mom.Sierra was in a bad way in China. She was sick and had been on and off multiple drugs- scary ones like powders in paper bags and a dose of 30 pills a … Continue Reading I’d Rather be a Mom
Getting Ready for China at the Local Chinese Buffet- OR NOT!
Getting Naked – Reflections on Being a Life Drawing Model after a 20 year Absence
A Good Enough Wife but a Great Mother
When Gratitude is Mistook for Spam… Something is Wrong
From the Front of the Bus- Life on the Road on the Samana Peninsula (Dominican Republic)
‘Good’ Mothers Always Make Good
I blew Sierra’s little graduation present to Cape Cod off last summer when I got an invitation to go to Zimbabwe. She was pretty pissed, then disappointed. It was just going to be her and I in a little cottage. It also would have taken place at a very stressful … Continue Reading ‘Good’ Mothers Always Make Good
No Barriers on the Samana Peninsula of the Dominican Republic
Upping the Fun Factor- “Adventure Days”
I was driving the other day when I realized that I completely missed out on Halloween fun this year. The third year in a row, actually, out of a long streak of over a dozen years. I have no kids anymore. No kids at home. It is very sad. We … Continue Reading Upping the Fun Factor- “Adventure Days”
Bob the Butcher with a Big Heart
I have this butcher who does not like to kill anything. He cuts raw red animal flesh all day long but he can’t kill ANYTHING. I find it kind of interesting, with his big meat cleavers. He’s not really MY butcher- I don’t have a personal butcher and rarely buy … Continue Reading Bob the Butcher with a Big Heart
Cindy Ross 