Category Archives: Loose Chunks of Debris

Fiction, semi-fiction, thoughts, essays, haiku, and all other posts that strike a chord.

60 Faces of Bennett (13-18)

Posted on February 13, 2017 by janet

Well this is in essence a blog about Bennett, but tonight I’m giving his mom Myrrhine a shout out for the incredible juggling act she is doing this semester, between a nonpaying speech internship 3 days a week in a … Continue reading →

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60 Faces of Bennett (7-12)

Posted on February 6, 2017 by janet

Highs and Lows of Week Two as a Nanny.
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60 Faces of Bennett

Posted on January 28, 2017 by janet

  I’ve been given a gift. It’s one with moving parts. His name is Bennett and he will be my companion for the next 9 weeks, pretty much 6 hours a day every day but Thursday mornings and Sundays. Bennett … Continue reading →

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Mom, Interrupted

Posted on August 6, 2016 by janet

For the first time yesterday, at the OBGYN, I heard the heartbeat of Myrrhine’s babe-in-progress. While I was hoping for an ultrasound (a more formal introduction, even though it is essentially a one-way mirror), her midwife gently reminded us that … Continue reading →

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Little Works of Art

Posted on February 5, 2016 by janet

Galveston reminds me of New Orleans, and not just because the town has a large Mardi Gras celebration. It’s the blend of variant cultures, the weather, the gumbo, and the houses — brightly colored, slightly askew, surrounded by palms, palmettos … Continue reading →

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Another “Corn” hike — the Cornish Estate

Posted on November 10, 2015 by janet

Here’s a blast-from-the-past. On the 2nd anniversary of Armistice Day, the Paint, Oil & Varnish Club of New York welcomed a speaker, Edward J. Cornish, to its gathering. The distinguished guest, president of the National Lead Co. (then largest lead … Continue reading →

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Thanks, Clayton

Posted on July 12, 2015 by janet

I don’t know how to thank our friend Clayton for having us for a few days in Nova Scotia at his fabulous house near Yarmouth. He is an amazing artist, collector, and decorator (as a retired theatre design professor) as … Continue reading →

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a new dog blog

Posted on June 20, 2015 by janet

Not posting much here lately; that’s because I’m taking a class this summer that requires me to create a new blog on BLOGGER (ugh). Anyhow, suffering through it is much more bearable when one is writing about dogs! visit me … Continue reading →

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Five things

Posted on May 22, 2015 by janet

A saying that was part of my mom’s childhood, and a mantra of its time, was: Keep Calm and Carry On. It was a motivational poster produced by the British government in 1939, several months before the beginning of the … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day without you

Posted on May 10, 2015 by janet

Hi Mom, This, my first Mother’s Day without you. I’m sad.

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