To move Alice you had to sit her up and steady her till MS relaxed its grip exercise her knees till they flexed limp then position the strap and call for help – Together now lift, swivel careful she’s stiffening... don’t let her slide to the floor! I daydreamed while I fed Anna porridge till… Continue reading First Job
Scratch 'n' sniff yellow aroma of angel food and jelly roll when you wake up Saturday-morning-warm. Hurry down to claim bowl and beaters dripping with batter to lick. Scratch 'n' sniff white perfume of just-washed frozen diapers softening beside the heater. Laundry makes Mom tired. "Read!" you call as she dozes off again, mid-story at… Continue reading Love’s Scratch ‘n’ Sniff
Not a Cat-, Dog- or Bird-lady she scours the neighborhood for Furniture abandoned at the curb – chairs, hutches, footstools, lampshades – brings them home to brood and dream over then transforms and restores with sandpaper, paint, stain varnish and varathane re-upholsters with velvet and brocade nourishes personality with painted heart or flower, glued on… Continue reading Kingdom of Castaways
Violet Nesdoly 