by Olivia | Oct 27, 2014 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
My grown children, and probably my husband, would tell you that my mind too quickly goes to what might go wrong, and I’m full of unsolicited advice about how to avoid those scenarios. They get really tired of it. They think I’m asking them to be way more cautious than...
by Olivia | Oct 13, 2014 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
Down came the dropped ceiling, with the ranks of fluorescent lights and plastic ceiling panels that made my kitchen look like a church basement from the 1970s. I’ve lived in this house for eighteen years. At first I thought the brightness of the kitchen was a good...
by Olivia | Oct 6, 2014 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
I’ve been on a bit of a binge lately. I have lived in this house six years longer than I’ve ever lived anywhere else, including my childhood home. I’ve discovered, belatedly, that the frequent moves of the first half of my married life served to keep our belongings...
by Olivia | Sep 29, 2014 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
A few days ago, I had just poured my morning coffee when the doorbell rang. My neighbor would have called if she was coming over. My daughter would have rung the bell at least six times quickly to let me know it was her. It was too early even for the FedEx guy. So I...
by Olivia | Sep 22, 2014 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
All through my childhood, my dad commuted by train to his job in downtown Chicago. It was a daily chore, morning and evening, for someone to drop him off at the train station in the morning and pick him up in the evening. A lot of my practice driving time as a...
by Olivia | Sep 15, 2014 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Eighteen years ago I moved from Illinois to Colorado. For a long time, a couple of times a year we drove back and forth for family visits—usually spring break and Thanksgiving. My kids loved seeing the cousins, and they became quite accomplished car travelers. They...
