Dear Darling Ones, I wrote 90% of this letter before my Mom stopped by on her way home from the grocery store. We sat in my garage, with the door open, six feet apart, and she told me that there’s been a COVID outbreak in their apartment building. My mom, dad, and Uncle Danny live in a 55+ senior building in downtown Shakopee. They’ve had five cases in the last week or so. She’s freaking out and said she wasn’t…
Hey Darling Ones, We can all agree that monkeying with the time is kind of a giant nightmare and we should stop doing it, right? And I never know whether Daylight Saving’s Time has ended or just begun and I don’t know if it’s possessive and I don’t care enough to look it up. However, one thing I love about this time of year is that I get to indulge in my very favorite thing which is typing in the…
Dear Darling Ones, I got a new shirt today. It has Stevie Nicks on it and wearing it makes me feel feminine and witchy, like some alluring mysterious woman of mystery and allure.* I have loved Stevie Nicks ever since nine-year-old me heard “Leather & Lace” and was all, “yes, this is love.” She also felt that way after hearing “Endless Love” by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie. 1981 was apparently a great year for duets. This shirt is significant…
Hey Darling Ones, Before I get into it, I just have to say the light outside here at dusk the day before the apocalypse is exquisite. It’s that purple tinged with orange sunsetting kind of light. If I weren’t committed to being a silver fox (with a lavender rinse at some point) or had any hair, I would dye it this color. How are you handling the day before? I’m not doing well! My anxiety is at a fever pitch…
Howdy Darling Ones, I would just like to take a moment to appreciate the sudden popularity of the word audacity. People are using it all the time on twitter and TikTok and it pleases me greatly. Frankly, I’m stunned I could find someone to please me greatly. I’ve been up since 5:40 A dot M when my brain was done with the sleep and I decided to fold and put away all the laundry. Then I read the rest of…
Greeting & Salutations, Darling Ones, Forewarning: I’m so exhausted from lack of sleep I feel a little drunk. I’m the kind of slap-happy last-one-up-at-the-slumber party kind of tired. Every time I go to the bathroom I stare at myself in the mirror and remind myself that I’m not drunk. Also, I am sitting in the dark listening to The Replacements. Specifically, I’m listening to “If Only You Were Lonely” on repeat. This is vital information you need to know. There…