change – Maddie's Mom Writes

Aren’t Hardly

Courtesy of Shutterstock This morning, I caught myself saying “Today there aren’t hardly as many crows as yesterday.” And I wondered where “hardly” came from. Like saying “Do you prefer these ones or those ones?” the word “hardly” is akin to the word “ones.” It’s totally unnecessary. I could make a case that “hardly” inContinue reading “Aren’t Hardly”

Home

We’ve lived in our current house for over a year now. Sometimes it still seems foreign to me … as if I am living in someone else’s home. It all looks familiar to me now. But every so often, it also looks wrong. It’s a strange feeling. Like I am totally out of place. WeContinue reading “Home”

Moving

Moving a household … especially one that has taken 27 years to establish and entrench so very completely in the place where it is … is no easy feat. I hate moving. Pure and simple. It’s why we haven’t done it much. Bernd hates moving too. The house we have lived in all these yearsContinue reading “Moving”

Daria’s Tale, Chapter 2

Recently, I posted chapter one of “Daria’s Tale,” a story I have been working on off and on for several years now. Mostly in between other projects. I was hoping to get some feedback. I wanted to know if it is too pompous? Is it relevant? Is it at all entertaining? The post garnered aContinue reading “Daria’s Tale, Chapter 2”

What I Thought

When I was very young, I always thought that when I reached some in-determinant but greater years of age, I would finally be comfortable with me. That I would surely have fully explored the highway of my being. I would know my strengths and weaknesses, my superstitions and fears, what makes me happy and whatContinue reading “What I Thought”