Soppho

The fact that I’m really, truly, finally, actually moving is setting in at last, as is the recollection of just how much I hate packing and, you know, the whole moving your stuff part of moving. My family moved something like ten times in my first 18 years on the planet, so I am a [...]

I love these wooden Holztiger birds, especially the goose, which reminds me of my grandmother. She had a ceramic goose in her living room who looked just like this one, right down to the pose. She had goose sweaters, goose pillows and rugs, and other goose-related paraphernalia that is most endearing while in the possession [...]

Last weekend, Y Chrome and I went to Harrisonburg to see the arboretum and have a picnic. When we were done, we hopped into the car and turned on Y Chrome’s GPS. It said a national forest was 2 miles away, so we hopped in the car, drove to the location, and found, well, nothing. [...]

When I was younger, I always thought it was strange when people made a big deal about the deaths of celebrities, often people I’d never heard of. I’d watch images of people leaving flowers, or crying, or holding vigils, and feel bewildered at the outpouring of grief for people they didn’t even know.
It turns out, [...]

I bought this little red guy at Christmas last year while I was shopping for other people (I know, I know. Don’t look at me like that. He was irresistible, in that he’s adorable and I’m utterly weak). He’s made of wool and his legs are adjustable. When I bought him, he was standing a [...]