We did an amazing ritual the other night. It was the night of the day we went to Gilcrease for pumpkin picking with UU friends. I didn’t actually pick a pumpkin, but Ming did. Here’s me holding his pumpkin by the car. I roamed the place by myself, for a satisfying morning walk. Felt good… Read More »
“Well, that was a lil foray into No Fun Land,” I told Ming. He’d been worried my old stomach ulcer was cancer. He heard this lecture, maybe a CEU for his nursing license, about ulcers–it freaked him out for my well-being. Poor sweetheart. I comforted him with multiple facts: My iron level is great, so… Read More »
My dear friend asked me a question, and I thought I would answer as a blog post. This is about how seasons change and I change along. summer’s ordeal Summer is a long ordeal here. May it starts getting hot, and then June through September is blazing. October can be hot still. So almost half… Read More »
This morning I fell off my bike. It just got fixed, this junky bike a neighbor made for me. We took it to a bike shop to get the brakes fixed and a tune up. We picked it up yesterday. I was riding down the street and Ming hadn’t left home yet. He always locks… Read More »
mama Fall without my mom is pretty ridiculous. Today feels like the first real fall day, and I’m crying, that she is not on earth with me. It feels really stupid, like too much to ask. How could I have fall without her? The coolness, sweaters. The smell of pencils being sharpened. Trees losing their… Read More »
“I’m glad you had some rice,” I told Ming. “I like sharing my food with you. It’s like it tastes better!” It was early morning. We were in the kitchen, and he had just thanked me for rice. Sometimes I slice up a sweet potato and put that in my rice to cook, and a… Read More »