Strawberry High Notes

Strawberry High Notes

On Delia’s day off, we woke up way before we should on a weekend to do some civic duty: attend an emergency preparedness event. At this stage of midlife and on our country’s and the world’s timeline, I’ve been trying to focus on the most simple, measurable, and least...
“Happy” Thanksgiving Art

“Happy” Thanksgiving Art

While Delia was at home visiting family in the Midwest, her parents brought out some stuff from her childhood: football cards, mementos, and school art she made as a kid. Like this macabre Thanksgiving scene: I laughed so hard. There is something about her as a child...
O.P.P.

O.P.P.

This neighborhood cat from waaayyyy too many blocks away has been showing up at our house the past few weeks. When I asked Delia if she was ever going to pet her, Delia just said “I’m not down with O.P.P.” Delia saying hi to other people’s...