by toby | Dec 16, 2010 | Life
My life goes by, a book of little boxes Penciled names and times containing No hint of the stories– The sorrows, compulsions, memories, grief, The rage, depression, drugs, abuse. . . Just little boxes filled with names and times. I wish they Left no mark on me...
by toby | Dec 13, 2010 | The Writing Life
Eileen Andrews, a wonderful writer, passed this on to me.Thanks so much Eileen! The “rule” is that I have to tell 7 things about myself. Arg. That's all this blog is! Oh well, here goes: 1. I like to paint. Not well, but with enthusiasm. 2. I collect...
by toby | Dec 12, 2010 | Life
As I write this I’m picking a bit of dried cookie dough off my (significant) bosom, launched there by the enthusiastic dough-wrangling efforts of my niece and nephew this evening at our annual Christmas decorating/baking bash. Christmas in Hawaii is a lot like...
by toby | Dec 5, 2010 | Life
Twenty Things I’ve Learned: My friend, the lovely, talented and funny writer Tee Tyson, recently did a Things I’ve Learned vlog: If you haven’t watched it, you should! I laughed at several and mulled over others, and it gave me pause to think on what I’ve learned, at...
by toby | Nov 25, 2010 | Life
I promised an upside blog, and I’ve been hunting for inspiration ever since. This is Thanksgiving morning, and it’s time to pull out of the negativity. So here are some of the gifts of hitting midlife that I want to acknowledge, and invite you to add to. The kids are...