Category Archives: mothers and daughters

Blessed

Posted on January 7, 2014 by theonceandfutureemptynest

  The week before Thanksgiving, I was in a HomeGoods store, pushing my grandson in a cart, looking for a roast pan small enough to fit my mini-oven, when a woman approached me and said:  “You are so lucky.”   A … Continue reading →

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Smiles

Posted on June 1, 2013 by theonceandfutureemptynest

Last Saturday my grandson said “grandma” for the first time. I was eating breakfast on the deck when my daughter opened a kitchen window and my grandson called out: “Grandma!” I have to admit that I was very excited. By … Continue reading →

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True Confessions of a Nonshopper

Posted on July 30, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

My life is a series of shopping lists.  As soon as I think I am done, someone hands me a new list.  I used to shop on my way home from work once (sometimes twice) a week.  I also had … Continue reading →

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No Toads Were Harmed in the Writing of This Blog

Posted on June 25, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

I am the mother of girls, girls who like nature and the outdoors.  One daughter is a scientist.  One daughter works in outdoor education. All three can be described as self-sufficient and not squeamish about the Great Outdoors.  From the … Continue reading →

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Hag

Posted on June 6, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

This weekend I celebrated a birthday.  It wasn’t a milestone birthday, yet it was the first one that made me seriously reflect on birthdays.  I wasn’t bothered or sad on any of the more momentous birthdays, the ones that have … Continue reading →

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“Where did your mom go?”

Posted on May 25, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

Yesterday afternoon, when my daughter came home from running some errands, she said to me:  “By the way, your mom asked me where you were earlier.”  She paused because she knew where I had been as she saw me (and … Continue reading →

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