Personal archaeology: A piece of art I never knew I owned August 15, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Over the past few weeks, I have been going through some boxes of photos and mementoes. The idea is that I will organize them and maybe even discard some things I don’t need.
The truth hurts August 15, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Child & Youth Protection, Open Window Sometimes people do terrible things. They hurt people deeply. They hurt children. They let down people who look up to them, people who trust them. They lie about what they do, and sometimes they tell the people they are hurting to lie, too.
Crabs, beware aunts bearing gifts, a photo with Cal Ripken, and what we need from the grocery store (7 Quick Takes) August 9, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window It’s not really summer around here without at least one taste of steamed crabs.
A little comfort after an airplane crash August 8, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Colleen McCormick and Don Hudson were taking off from an airport in Mexico with their children last week when their plane started shaking and crashed.
How much is that doggy in the window? August 6, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Our 8-year-old wants a dog. He’d probably settle for a cat, but he really wants a dog.
Rooting for the Orioles, a rainbow, a sunset, a trip to the Green Dragon, school supply shopping, and more (7 Quick Takes) August 2, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window We’ve had a mixture of rain and sun this week, and one night I slipped out of the house to run to the store for strawberries.
A memory from the feast of St. Ignatius July 30, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Then I thought of something. It was the feast of St. Ignatius. When you can do nothing else, you can pray.
My birthday celebrations, arcade wins, praying the Rosary, and more (7 Quick Takes) July 27, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Yesterday was my birthday! Birthdays are the best.
One way to get tickets to visit Alcatraz July 23, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Apparently Alcatraz tickets are a hot commodity.
When you discover you aren’t the only people still playing Pokemon Go July 21, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Two years into playing Pokemon Go, my sons and I may not be playing with the same enthusiasm we did when it started. But I’m not so sure. There’s still plenty of excitement there.
Recovering from vacation, for Pete’s sake, a new iCade, household chores, and the worst sounds in the world (7 Quick Takes) July 19, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Nothing is more fun than taking a vacation week at the beach. But I can’t believe how tired I still am from a vacation that ended a week ago.
Cookies for breakfast and sloths for everyone (or what we do on a beach vacation) July 16, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window It’s 7:30 a.m. on a morning of our beach vacation. I haven’t even poured my first cup of coffee. And I’m pretty sure I could have used another three hours of sleep.
