I was reading an article tody about the power of ritual -specifically, about holiday rituals. I know most of us don’t think of what we do at this time of year as “ritual” – it’s just the stuff we do at every Christmas. But isn’t that what rituals are? After all, we’re creatures of habit…
...deep in the woods
Category Archives: Family
Grace in small things
I don’t talk much about 9-11, either here on my blog or with folks in real life. Ray and I, although we talk about almost anything, have never really talked about it either; about how it made/makes us feel, every September 11; on anything to do with it beyond the most run-of-the-mill stuff. I think…
What would you take?
This past weekend, Hurricane Irene passed through our neck of the woods. Although we do live on the East coast, it’s rare that a hurricane will pass so far inland as to affect our area (upstate NY). So this was an unusual – and unwelcome – event. Fortunately, the storm was downgraded to a tropical…
That’s Reverend Trish to you….
A short while ago, New York state passed a bill making same sex marriage legal. I have never been prouder to be a New Yorker. In the spirit of the evening (that spirit being all things marriage), I decided to get myself ordained. I know there are websites that will ordain anyone, as long as…
Remembering
Many of you probably already know that on May 9, Bunkerhubby’s dad passed away after a long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. The past few weeks have been alternately good and bad, depending on the day, and it’ll undoubtedly get better with time. The Bunkermonkey has been struggling with it; he’s been asking a lot of…
On waiting, and dying.
It seems like the last few months of my life have been filled with dying…or more accurately, waiting for dying. About two months ago, Bunkerhubby’s dad went into the hospital after yet another “incident” at his daughter’s house. For the past couple of years, he’s been slowly (and sometimes rapidly) deteriorating due to some form…
Summer survival tips
The one where I remind you of some essential summer survival tips.
Bunker Monkey, future Olympian
The one where I talk about my OLYMPIC DREAMS! I mean, the Bunker Monkey’s OLYMPIC DREAMS! Yeh, that’s it.
I’m late, I’m late!
The one where I talk about being late. Late, late, late. Late.
