About

Family Haikus are short observations about my life and the universe around it. Sometimes the haikus take a traditional form of 5/7/5 verse. Other times there are more words.  But overall,  I’m doing this for the sheer fun of writing and creating. And, to take that a step further, my desire is to share joy, beauty and possibilities in a world too often devoid of these things.

By day I work as a Human Resources manager for a large company. I love this job (mostly). Really I do — it has enabled me to understand my own passions and gives me the chance to work with people intent on finding their own.  I don’t see myself doing anything else professionally.

The rest of my life is spent as a wife since 1993 and a mom since 2002. My two children (girl (AP) and boy (AB)) provide me loads of writing material. My stay-at-home gem of a husband does as well. All tolerate me and for that I am eternally grateful.   A small portion of my life is still a daughter and a sister, but the immediate family takes center stage most of the time.  I also fancy myself a gardener, but I give myself more credit than I deserve in this domain. And I’m passionate about my Aga (a type of stove)… I’ll explain it in a post someday (if you own one, you know…).

I love to write.  Mostly I’ve written poetry, which is odd to realize… But I think my passion lies in essays.  This blog allows me to explore the world with words and I’m exicted to see where I go.

Thanks for spending your time with me.

With love,  Maureen