2023 Thanks for the Memories

2023 Thanks for the Memories What am I thankful for this year? Having spent the holiday in Barcelona, where they call it Thursday, I found I didn’t reflect in quite the same way. So here goes nothing. TimeThis was a tough year — friends were made, friends were lost, friends showed up and showed out.…

That’s Just My Face

(I’m not doing it on purpose!) I went to a wedding recently. More accurately, I was in a wedding, part of the bridal party. And, I just had to explain to the bride that I swear I wasn’t trying to make those faces—the ones captured in photos. ^^^^^Zoom is the Devil’s creation.^^^^^ The photos have…

Being Remembered

I’ve had the occasion, more often than I have wanted to lately, to think about being remembered. The permanent kind. Two friends have passed recently, and the experience of death as an adult in California vastly differs from my experience of death growing up in Massachusetts. I grew up in an Irish-Italian Catholic community, which…

That Perfect Spot

Why is it so hard to pull yourself out of that perfect warm spot in your bed? And, why is it even harder to re-create it? I’m not a scientist… there are no helpful hints here. You wake up, on your own (maybe to an alarm), and as you let your brain catch up, the…

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About Me

Hi, I’m Tarrah. Welcome to my blog. It’s weird in here.