Timing
There are moments when I’m completely at peace, but it’s usually before my children wake up & they’ll have none of that.
Author: Ellen Rockne
Timeout
If you kill your brother, she said, you’re going to get a huge timeout.
Time in a Box
This is a box filled with all the time in the world & most people are amazed it fits in such a small space.
Tilt-a-Whirl
I remember the lights of Atlantic City reflected from her glasses & there was the tilt-a-whirl right as she kissed me & I spun happily in circles for a long time after that.
Tightrope
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Inspirational Mother's Day
Most people she never tells about the tightrope because she doesn’t want to listen to their helpful comments from the ground.
Tight Perm
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Aging (& Retirement) Humor & Whimsy
If you get a tight enough perm, she told me, it’s almost as good as a face lift. But she had worked around a lot of toxic chemicals in the 60’s, so I gave her the benefit of the doubt.
Tiger Rain
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Aging (& Retirement) Animals & Pets Friends & Neighbors Travel & Moving
Her umbrella was filled with rain she had collected in her travels & on hot summer days she would open it up for the neighborhood kids & we would splash in the puddles & then it would smell like Nairobi or Tasmania & later on we would sit on the porch & eat ice cream … [Read More]
Tidy Dinosaur
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Animals & Pets
You have to admit even though I’m a dinosaur, I’m rather tidy.
Three Blind Mice
I tried for a whole summer to teach our cat to play the piano. We started with an easy song. It was 3 Blind Mice. My dad said it didn’t work because the cat had a tin ear, but I think it was because she kept looking around for the blind mice the whole time … [Read More]
Thousand Moments
I still remember the day the world took you back & there was never time to thank you for the thousand scattered moments you left behind to watch us while we slept.