Photo courtesy of Carlos Martinez/Flickr Tonight as I was tucking her in Lily gave me some advice.“Mom, you know what I think you should do? You should take a nap. Maybe if you took a nap you wouldn’t be so
Frosty the Snow Squirrel
Yesterday, the weather was downright balmy in the upper 30s, so I did something I hadn’t done in months: took a walk around the neighborhood. The girls ate a lot of questionable snow. The dog barked at buses, joggers and a
How our starter home became home
Earlier this week the community manager at real estate platform Urban Compass contacted me about writing a post on my starter home. Now, there’s only been a handful of times (and by handful I’m mean, like, two times*) that a business
Sandy squirrels and minor literary wins
So I had a little news that I’m excited about and wanted to share But first, a bit of Inside Voices business. It seems like it’s been awhile since I’ve posted about my (our?) favorite stone (concrete?) squirrel statuary. I
Re-prioritizing my to-do list
Dear family, friends and various readers in China and the Ukraine who Google stats say are loyal followers (I only wish I knew how you ended up on my speck of sand in the world wide web, but alack, all
Broccoli ice cream is a thing (and other diversions)
Well, I decided to freshen things up around here. My Inside Voices is nearing its one-year anniversary (my actual inside voices have been chatting it up for 31 odd years — but I didn’t unleash them onto the interwebs until last
An Update from the Neighborhood Watch
First off, the squirrels and I would like to wish you a happy, though belated, President’s Day. While I like the flag and lei, I kinda feel like he needs a stovepipe hat andmoustache-less beard. Is there a name for
‘Twas the Day I Flashed The Interstate
Gratuitous Christmas Squirrel. ‘Twas the day before Christmas and all through my house the children were crazy (As were the dog and my spouse)The carpet was covered in needles and dog hairAnd as for my sanity? Not much to spare.Santa came early