A blog by Judy Cools. Beige is more of an attitude than it is a color. I know because I used to be beige. Raised by a Scottish mother who’d lived during the Great Depression, we were nothing if we weren’t practical. A beige sweater will go with black, with white, with tan, with brown. Why in the world would…
Moonlighting: A blog by Judy Cools “Alarm Clock” Did you ever stop to think about that term? You’re cozied in bed where it’s warm, soft, dark, dry, quiet, and comfortable. You’ve been off in dreamland. Your body’s been shut down for restoration and repairs. The new day is upon you. Gently and automatically, your body and brain have been gearing…
Moonlighting: A blog by Judy Cools I grew up in a larger town than Ludington, my folks operating a retail business. We had customers and salesmen from all over the social map. I remember asking my mother about the proper way to wish someone the best of the holiday season, particularly if they are of a different faith or if…
Did you ever notice how smooth and inviting a fresh jar of peanut butter looks, when you break the seal and open the jar? It calls to the creative and impish among us, and this is how I began writing in it. “Writing?!” Yes, writing – with a knife, a toothpick, the handle of a spoon. Playing with my food.…
Leaves are falling, there’s frost on the pumpkin, and radio stations are starting to count down the shopping days ‘til Christmas. Where does the time go? Are you really busy, or do you just think you’re busy? “Too busy” is when… … you’re late for work because you have to stop and buy gas to even get to work. ……
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