"Lucy Locket lost her pocket..." Mother Goose I found a pair of painters pants tucked way back in a closet. What they lack in style and grace they make up with their pockets. There's room for this and room for that, but now they're sun-like setting. All the things they've come to store will surely… Continue reading A pocketful of wry
Tag: women
I Have A Tin Whistle
And, I’m not afraid to use it. This concerns my family. I’d like to think this is because they fear I might run off with some kind of Celtic women (of a certain age) group and end up skipping across the stage while playing like a virtuoso and letting my hair float wild in the… Continue reading I Have A Tin Whistle
My hair is long
It’s also rather wild at times. If the day were humid, my hair were freshly air dried and I could somehow rustle up a great deal of black leather I could slip into a 1980s tribute band without being noticed. This big-hair-don’t-care thing all started in late 2021. I was momming a household that included… Continue reading My hair is long
A stitch in time
1780s anyone? Lots and lots of layers, but so pretty. "Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery." Jane Austen If you're a fan of Downtown Abbey or anything Jane Austen, you'll probably like my recent newspaper piece about a young historian who is such a skilled seamstress she can whip up a dress from… Continue reading A stitch in time
A tiny dose of perspective
While I was interviewing nuns ranging from age 45 to 101 for this piece, I was intrigued. I am not a Roman Catholic, but I discovered that church ladies are church ladies. We all kind of look, think and behave alike. Seriously. 🙂 Today's Weelunk magazine post takes a look at a community of nuns… Continue reading A tiny dose of perspective
Nora Edinger -- JOY Journal 