Pine Allergy
It’s trying to get me, but I’m fighting back. Every year about this time, when the pine trees bloom and spread their yellow pollen in a gritty blanket over everything in sight, I get sick. Sore throat, itchy ears and eyes, achy joints, coughing, sneezing, stuffy nose … the works. But over the years, I’ve […]
I Hate Doctors
I spent today with mom. I was working on a dove costume for the children’s Christmas program at chuch tomorrow — my kids’ choir is singing “The Friendly Beasts,” with solos for the various animals, one of which is a dove, the only thing that the church didn’t have a costume for. I just decided […]
Snatching Flies Out of the Air….
may sound difficult. But the fact is that these ruddy little flies are all over the house. Darned if I know where they came from, but whacking them out of the air or catching them and smashing them has become our newest pastime here. The kids are running around with fly-swatters, and I go nowhere […]
Mama Told Me There’d Be Days Like This….
We all went to bed on time last night, for once, but the younger son had me up at midnight, 1:45, 3:15, 4:30, 5:45, and 6:30 — vomiting and feverish. Heaving from his toenails, poor little fish. He couldn’t even keep water down. Which was awful, as he kept crying that he was thirsty, but […]
What’s Life?
“A magazine.” “How much does it cost?” “Ten cents.” “I only have a nickel.” “That’s life.” Feeling a bit like that nickel-owner right now. For a month, Mom and I have been planning a “girls’ day out” tomorrow. We’re planning to go shopping and see Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, and eat […]
Apotemnophilia—Now That’s Bizarre
I first became aware of this very unusual disorder some years ago, after scanning through a medical journal looking for information on a completely different topic. I was both fascinated and horrified. What would make an otherwise normal and healthy person want to have a healthy and functioning part of his body removed? Apotemnophilia, you […]