Small, square, the ad read: “…A cuddly renaissance dude…” With that, I was hooked. ———————————————- Today I celebrate 19 years of wonderful marriage to Frank. Wow. Nine-teen. That’s a lot. We’ve known each other 20 years – yikes! that’s like two decades! It has both felt like a very short period of time and like forever, because [...]
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Do your new reading glasses make my ass look fat? The evolution of a marriage…
Posted by Family Haikus on May 15, 2012
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Depressing Mail
We both watch you age. You cannot halt the winter; I long for the spring. ……………………………………………… The title of this post might indicate that today’s mail was filled with bills or something of the like. Perhaps a magazine that touted younger skin or tighter abs… No, today’s mail brought a catalog. Not a cool catalog, [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on February 24, 2012
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If it’s Velvet does it count? On becoming Charlotte…
Oh mirror, mirror Reflect me cool, young, hip, smooth; Deceive my eyes, years. ”””””””””””””””””””””’ The similarities are beginning to worry me. It’s been happening for a while. But it just used to be in how my brain worked or what made me laugh. Now it is appearing in more troublesome ways. I’m becoming Charlotte. I’ll [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on February 20, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/if-its-velvet-does-it-count-on-becoming-charlotte/
I Miss Car Flirting
He winks, then she smiles; A coy look between strangers. Then the light turned green. …………………………………………. Recently, I took a business trip that was close enough to drive – about 4.5 hours away through some beautiful country. I much prefer driving to flying – air travel is only really worth it when you are in [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on January 10, 2012
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