I’ve written before that, in my house, Mother’s Day is often a twenty minute holiday.
As in the twenty minutes it takes me to eat the breakfast in bed lovingly prepared by my family.
But this year I stretched the holiday to a full twenty-four hours as I set aside all my devices and steadfastly refused to check a newsfeed of any kind.
It was lovely.
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I was unable to be with my mom this year on Mother’s Day - I pay extra tribute to her here by linking to my previously published piece on some of her hilarious culinary challenges.
If you aren’t into clicking links, just enjoy the bonus cartoon below.
There’s a thing called “discretionary income”.
Growing up, this was not a thing.
Not in our house, anyway.
All income was spoken for. Sometimes three times over.
So my mother can be forgiven for trying to do everything possible to stretch a dollar.
The shampoo thing might have worked.
Had we properly cooperated…
Much of my writing energy today went into posts here, here and here.
IYKYK
Summer "Let's Feel Better" Tour
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And consider poking around the archives - there’s some fun stuff.
Images that make me feel better.
Mother’s Day Flowers…
I took last week off to celebrate the expansion of our family.
Overjoyed to welcome our newest member!!
Works by other creators that capture our current moment…
In honor of my “Mother’s Day News Blackout 2026”, I’m skipping the politics today to bring you a loving and funny tribute to mothers from legendary poet Billy Collins.
I appreciate the feedback and knowing how often I have struck a chord with your lives.
I hereby pledge that all my writing, and other creative endeavors, are free of the use of A.I.
With the exception of Spell Check. And whatever other old fashioned proofing tools can be found in my eight year old version of Microsoft word. (I’m a lousy speller with suspicious punctuation skills. I need the help.)
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