Walking Rascal up Nixon Road recently, I noticed a Little Free Library where there hadn’t been one before. Little Free Libraries are small, glassed-in bookcases, mounted on posts and offering books at no charge to anyone who happens by. People put these bookcases near their sidewalks out of niceness. The one on Nixon was clearly… Continue reading Glimpses of Happiness
Category: Michigan Stories
Filling the Shelves
Our remodeling project is almost done. Yesterday afternoon, Don delivered a multitude of present-wrapped shelves to go in the new bookcases. He had unwrapped the shelves, festooning brown paper around the room, and installed them where he thought we might like them. It was a great starting place. Already occupying pride of place, front… Continue reading Filling the Shelves
Taking Down the Tree
“You’re just as focused taking down the tree as putting it up,” my husband observed this afternoon. I hadn’t considered the matter before, but he was right. There’s a lot that goes into taking down a tree. For instance, there’s the matter of boing-y-ness. This is the second year we’ve had this artificial… Continue reading Taking Down the Tree
Little Tender Moments
Out walking this morning, Rascal and I found ourselves for a while behind a dad with two young daughters, one daughter on each side. Suddenly, Dad started to run. Not very fast. The girls hustled to catch up. Then they started to giggle. Daddy had turned around and started skipping. They skipped, too. “What… Continue reading Little Tender Moments
Skating Ice
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Skating
Niceness Awards
Our friend Don coaches the Ann Arbor Masters swim team. He has since 1984. The team practices five days a week at oh-dark-thirty. And although I never witnessed this myself, when I was at the pool for my group of swimmers–who met after the Masters at the relatively civilized hour of seven a.m.–it’s possible that… Continue reading Niceness Awards
Putting Puzzles Together
Our friend Don is hard at work on our remodeling project. Thank goodness he knows how to put houses together. Now that he’s taken our family room down to the studs and started putting it back together again, I had no real concept of all the pieces a house has. And how many new pieces… Continue reading Putting Puzzles Together
Guarding the Citadel
Guarding the citadel against all comers is a responsibility our animal companions take very much to heart. My friend, Marcia, can attest to this. She had a Rottweiler as head of security some years ago, when she found a kitten in the street during a downpour. The kitten ended up with Marcia and family, and… Continue reading Guarding the Citadel
Such a Feast
Such a feast we had! I’m still so full that my socks felt tight when I pulled them on this morning. My, oh my, such a lot of great food. Deciding what to do about Thanksgiving wasn’t straightforward this year. First and foremost: CoVid is still among us. Fiercely so. Maybe just the… Continue reading Such a Feast
Flat Tires
Almost immediately after leaving Sue’s house last Friday, I realized I had a flat tire. So I rolled back to Sue’s, contacted AAA, had another cup of tea, and petted Tesla some more. I know how to change a tire myself, of course—Dad made sure of that—but I question my current ability to loosen… Continue reading Flat Tires