This is 47

Dears, The first 12 hours of being 47 are going swimmingly. There’s several feet of snow piling up outside. I have had three cups of coffee and two fried eggs. I was gifted with a freeze-your-brain, ice-cube tray (to make cubes in the shape of brains); two mermaid hand towels; a brain-in-a-jar candle; a beautiful…

Bottled Up Thoughts

Dears, I take a break this morning from your regularly scheduled Brain in a Jar to share what goes on inside the mind of a Mermaid in a Bottle. In an effort to be healthier and return to my watery roots, I joined the master’s swim team at the YMCA. Not only is being in…

Getting Better All the Time

Dears, I’m starting to feel like my old self. Kinda wish I could feel like my young self, but that’s a pipe dream. I need to get used to getting older and wiser. Perhaps before I get older and start forgetting. I’m not worried about that at the moment, though. Instead I’m enjoying life again…