How to grow owls in your windowbox
by
Sublime Birdy
- 8:29 PM
What you need:
- Available window boxes
- Some nice soil, perhaps with some wilted flowers for cushion
- A good view with some height
- Magic
Teaching an old dog new tricks
by
Sublime Birdy
- 10:12 PM
Stealing myself against the carnage that could be inside the house, I touched my hand to the doorknob, to my surprise the door flung open by the man who was my nearly 80-year-old Uncle. He was barely able to control the barking beast that minutes before I was afraid may have ingested his remains. In my worry I had come to check on him as he hadn't answered the numerous phone calls nor the door for the first 10 minutes of my arrival that day. Standing there in front of me now, my once proud and strong elder relative was crying.
On rebuilding yourself, rock by rock
by
Sublime Birdy
- 9:44 PM
And just like that I realized he was crazy, and although at that young age I didn't have words for what he was now I would label him alcoholic, mentally ill and violently tempered, unstable. So, because of him, this man I called father, I grew up in a house without any joy, lots of stress and fear. Without foundation I entered young adulthood, I left my childhood home raw and ragged and felt as if I had fought in a war.
And Lessons Learned from Spaceman Spiff
With two ADHD/ADD children and one (fortunately only one) ADD husband, someone at my house is usually looking for something, forgotten something or is running late. Then, on a different day and under different circumstances suddenly they’re right on, making sense of chaos, the best of survivors, creative, bold in the face of adversity. With attention deficit disorder the lows can be so low and the highs so, so sweet. After eighteen or so years of this roller coaster with three people I love I’ve learned to buckle up and ride the ups and downs of this disorder.
My youngest child has escaped the malady, so we are a ratio of two to three, with the power of numbers going to the ADD’ers. Having heard my youngest son, fed up with sharing a room with his disorganized big brother, shout out how he could not stand to live with him another single moment is demonstrative of just how strong feelings can get between the ADD and non-ADD types in my household.
Looking up on a clear Winter's night
by
Sublime Birdy
- 7:26 PM
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| By Johannes Hevelius (28 January 1611 – 28 January 1687) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons |
Thankfully I have a patient son for a teacher.
Spreading the joy of outside and getting your kids to love it as much as you do...
by
Sublime Birdy
- 8:59 PM
| One of my favorite pictures of my youngest on a playful trip to theArnold Arboretum in Boston with the beloved "Ginger" our Peurto Rican Basset Hound |
