Antique Mommy

50 Things In 50 Years

Antique Mommy — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:42:39 +0000

I turned 50 a while back. Or maybe I’m going to be 50 soon. I forget which. I like to be coy. Nonetheless, I jotted down a random list of 50 things I’ve learned or observed in 50 years. These things may not be universally true, but they are true for me. * * * * [...]

Leap

Antique Mommy — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:53:06 +0000

Chin In Hand

Antique Mommy — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:36:05 +0000

Created in about 30 seconds with a free Photoshop action from PanosFX.

New Tooth

Antique Mommy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:45:41 +0000

January Garden

Antique Mommy — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:59:43 +0000

In my garden right now, all the seasons of life are happening and all at the same time. Some things are just beginning life, other things are in the bright sweet middle spot in the life cycle and other things are all but played out. A tender hydrangea bud promises of beautiful things to [...]

Light and Shadow

Antique Mommy — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:04:39 +0000

Taking some time off to play with my little boy and my camera. Have a great week!

Brambles

Antique Mommy — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:35:40 +0000

Not far from where I live is a two-lane road that used to connect one small town to the next smaller town. Most of the other streets around here have been turned into four-lane roads lined with stoplights, Starbucks and subdivisions with fancy sounding names. But not this one. It has no curbs or sidewalks — [...]

Glow Stick Gone Awry

Antique Mommy — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:26:39 +0000

One of the things that Sean got in his Christmas stocking from his Memaw was this sort of glow stick gone wild. It’s three glow sticks on a battery-powered stick that spins like a fan when you push the button. So the two of us, being the odd, offbeat, creative types that we are, decided to [...]

Shouted Greetings

Antique Mommy — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:19:07 +0000

Yesterday I was eavesdropping chatting on Twitter and I saw that my friend michaelsownmom was talking about how her little boy waved and shouted a greeting at a woman who was walking down the street, but the woman didn’t respond. And understandably, that bruised his feelings just a little. I replied to her that my six-year-old [...]

Another Kind of Spotlight

Antique Mommy — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:22:49 +0000

I wrote about Uncle Claude here recently and how he was a major influence in AD’s life. As such, we often talk about him and we often talk about him to Sean. Oral tradition, the telling of and retelling of family stories, connects us to those who came before us, those who had a hand in [...]