Today it rained and we didn’t sit outside. I finished reading Miss Vulpe, and found I love it as much … More
Month: April 2019
8 Cats and Counting
I’m trying to figure out how many cats live in our yard. I’ve so far counted 4 black ones, one … More
Easter Sunday
It got cold again today and I didn’t wake up in as good a mood as I’ve been in over … More
A Visit to the Cemetery
Today my friend came to see me and we went to the cemetery. The cemetery is very beautiful and also … More
How to Boil Eggs
Today we dyed Easter eggs for Greek Orthodox Easter, which is this weekend. Nobody thought this task was fun, so … More
Let Them Eat Cake
Whoever invented the traditional Romanian pound cakes that are apparently indispensable for Christmas and Easter must have been a masochist … More
She’s Coming Back to Life (Maybe)
Favorite things about today: The covrig girl’s smile when I showed her the painting. Grandma sitting outside in the sun, … More
They Steal Each Other’s Snacks
Things I wonder about: Should I tell the young woman who sells covrigi that I painted her? I see her … More
The Woman with the Dark Eyebrows
She had jet black hair, and dark, thick eyebrows which she passed on to her three sons, who all grew … More
Love, Peace, and Covrigi
“Put it in the fridge for now,” my old lizard said about the bottle of milk the milkman delivered this … More