I Am This Woman

… expanding my universe.

Dreaming on the Dog Couch

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Dreaming on the Dog Couch, originally uploaded by tigerwillow. The newest addition to our family. Rescue smooth-coated border collie. Lucy Rain Starr, a lovely girl who fits right into our family. [...]

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What, I’m Not TiggerWillow?!

  Your Score: Rabbit You scored 21 Ego, 14 Anxiety, and 18 Agency! IT was going to be one of Rabbit’s busy days. As soon as he woke up he felt important, as if everything depended upon him. It was just the day for Organizing Something, or for Writing a Notice Signed Rabbit, or for [...]

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Two Letters from the Land of Mourning

I wrote some letters today. Here are snippets for public viewing. 1. February is bittersweet for me. January is a snowplow – all the leftover pent-up energy and procrastinated chores, the Boy’s birthday (which of course must be a standalone event, not at all like Christmas), and then the annual convention for my company. We [...]

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Learning To Walk

I have learned to walk. Twice. Once as a baby, like everyone else. Once as a six-year-old. I had to relearn to walk because the paralysis that came with polio erased my muscle memory. It’s harder the second time, trust me. But because I got up again and walked, ran, skipped, danced, rode, jogged, tramped, [...]

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