Valentine’s Day, Fifty Years Ago
My mom and dad got married fifty years ago today: Seeing who I come from — thinking about who these people are/were, and who they raised me to be (and loved me INTO being) — is a good reminder to try...
View ArticleBirthday Eve
It’s been chilly and super windy recently; felt like I might have jumped the gun on calling it an early spring, but either way … it will be official on Sunday. Regardless: I was SO FUCKING STOKED that...
View ArticleGrowing and Changing
Growing is hard work, and out of your control a lot of times. It happens whether you think you’re ready or not. I truly want to grow and think I have a pretty great attitude about it, but I don’t. Not...
View ArticleOur Easter Surprise
Plastic eggs make sweet Easter tree-jewels! People make things humbly special in our town. Less like strip malls, more like old-fashioned home. And it is home to me, so of course I was here alone for...
View ArticleCatching Up with Summer
Just got home last night. Been gone way too much this month: almost half the month. One of one of my orchid’s buds burst open while I was gone. I have a lot of catching up to do with the blackcaps and...
View Article15 Years (and a Decade) Ago
The first time Delia told me she loved me was 15 years ago .... And just over ten years ago is when Delia decided to transition.
View ArticlePregnant for 22 Hours
Delia and I went to the doctor and got some very unexpected news a couple of days ago...
View ArticleA Sexual First for My Mom
The amazing sexual FIRST my mom experienced ... at 73 years old!
View ArticleBugs & Boobs! (pics)
Delia knows exactly what kind of thoughtful presents to give me; she brought home the most awesome present for me: Nevermind what’s inside . . . the box is super cool! Look at the shiny, iridescent...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Get-Away Plan?
Do you have an escape plan when you go into stressful or potentially unsafe situations?
View ArticleUnexpectedly Bad News
Yesterday my mom went to the walk-in clinic with what she thought was maybe just a relatively benign gallbladder issue common to people with her profile. Today we've been told she has ...
View ArticleDay 24: Countdown to Christmas – Delia’s Blog
Revisiting more Delia pics for Christmas Eve within the context of her blog ghosts from Christmases past.
View ArticleValentine’s Day, Fifty Years Ago
Reflecting on who I come from (& love & stuff) on what would be my parents 50th wedding anniversary.
View ArticleValentine’s Day Is For Mommy
Some uipdates on my mom, the new site, and a revived post in tribute to my parents, who got married on this day over 50 years ago.
View ArticleMommy & Me: Flashback Friday Pic
Must’ve been 1996-ish? 1997? So … she would’ve been older than I am now. I definitely do not look as good at this age as she did. I have got to take better care of myself.
View ArticleToday
Star magnolias & storybook streets. I felt like I could walk forever in the misty rain, even after the dog was so tired of it she moped. I even wore out my fitbit so there’s no proof. The smell of...
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