Archives for August 2018
SLICE OF PEACE
AUGUST 27, 2018 BY KAREN LYNCH
If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers. ~Edgar W. Howe Summer is officially over for our family: today is my older son’s first day of school. Last week my younger son started 7th grade. I took the . . .
HAPPY HYBRID
AUGUST 20, 2018 BY KAREN LYNCH
Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. ~John F. Kennedy Last week my husband and sons surprised me with a new bike for my birthday; not just any bike, but a retro step-in, city bike with a modern twist: a hybrid model. I love biking with my family, but my . . .
CAMP MOM
AUGUST 13, 2018 BY KAREN LYNCH
So, like a forgotten fire, a childhood can always flare up again within us. ~Gaston Bachelard As summer winds down, both my younger son and I are benefiting from “Camp Mom” – two weeks of activities for just the two of us. For many years, January and February meant . . .
LOWERING THE BAR
AUGUST 6, 2018 BY KAREN LYNCH
Always live up to your standards — by lowering them, if necessary. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966 The other week I felt like I had hit a wall with my writing and I couldn’t get over or around it; it . . .
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