by truckeyava | Oct 12, 2021 | Life, Parenting, Relationships
A year ago, I was standing in the kitchen of an acquaintance’s house that I agreed to house and pet-sit for. I swayed with Maddox on my chest, stirring the pot, while Scarlett carefully eye’d Martha The Chicken at the patio door. I made minestrone, and baked bread for...
by truckeyava | Jun 24, 2021 | Life, Parenting
When I am hungry for my mother, I find myself making a peanut butter and jelly. Not because I remember her making them on homemade bread (she didn’t) or because she made her jam (she didn’t), but because it was her signature love-move. And to be fair, my mother was a...
by truckeyava | Jan 17, 2021 | Life, Parenting, Relationships
This isn’t some Sad Girl blog… Okay, maybe a little. But, like, some things are just sad right now. When I think about things overall, like- My green grapes being shitty because I couldn’t taste them prior to buying (I am turning into my mother), or how I’m...
by truckeyava | Jan 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
2020 haunted me in ways I didn’t know were possible. There was the obvious- A poorly handled pandemic. The one I watched unfurl over my shoulder, as I was privledged enough to shelter myself and my family from the majority of the reality. There was my growing...
