Monthly Archives: May 2021

My kingdom for a potato.

Posted on May 29, 2021 by polloplayer

There are two great motivators in my life. One is fear and the other, regrettably but truthfully, is envy. When you’re young, invincible and all lies ahead, the only real kind of fear is the FOMO kind – fear of … Continue reading →

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Family, Friends, Blessings.

Posted on May 22, 2021 by polloplayer

I’ve entered a state of perpetual amazement. Amazed, first, in retrospect at how strangely easy it was to adjust to a year of life lived in shadows, adopting as my mantra the Marcus Aurelius quote “Very little is needed to … Continue reading →

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Family Album: Life, the Re-boot

Posted on May 15, 2021 by polloplayer

Turns out, I needed all those lockdowns to rest up for what came next: real life 2.0 It’s gotten busy! Wonderfully busy! Appointments, events, even a party or two – all up to speed and going faster faster faster every … Continue reading →

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Here’s to all the mother hens!

Posted on May 8, 2021 by polloplayer

Willa is broody. Deeply broody. She is absolutely convinced that Mother’s Day is going to arrive for her. She refuses to leave the nest and has to be lofted out of the coop, pecking and shrieking, to coax her into … Continue reading →

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We went to the prom!

Posted on May 1, 2021 by polloplayer

Well, more accurately, the prom came to us. All we had to do was step out the door! Youth pastor Scott Dupar had a vision and a mission: this past year has been really hard on kids, and he wanted … Continue reading →

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