MamaSkylark's Miscellaneous Musings

For the last 20+ years my identity and sense of self has revolved around my being a mom. I have taken pride in my role and I know I have...

Four hardworking men are currently ripping apart the walls of one of my rooms. Giant gapping holes open to the snow covered exterior. The...

The season of celebration is upon us. The stockings are hung. The trees (we bought 5 mini spruce that we will be planting in the yard to...

My mom called today. She told me that she had just seen my city on the national news. My mind immediatly jumped to something must be...

There is a skip to my step... a glide to my gallop. The first snow has fallen. The seasons have changed. The world is brighter. AND.. I'm...

If you are reading this post, hoping that the title means that it might get a little bit spicy up in here... well... you never know but...

Its 3 am election day 2022 as I start writting this post. There is currently a total lunar eclipse currently underway. I look up to catch...

My reaction to the potatoes (accompanied with a spike in heat and humidity) was more intense than I had speculated in my last post. By...

The happy couple signed the lease and paid the down on a lovely 3rd floor apartment of an old victorian directly across from the...

It comes as no surprise to me that my mom is a rare bird. But hearing that a cardio pulmonaryist recently exclaimed as much took my...

Yesterday was a quiet reflective sort of day. The weather, grey and blustery with intermittent downpours , adds to the mood. But really...

I have been keeping particularly busy attending to and completing a long list of overdue chores. Connor has been working with a personal...

24 is the opal anniversary. Upon hearing this I turned to Greg and said "But aren't they all? " Opal ranks right up there with Amber in...