Sonya Schryer Norris

GenreJump:Classics: The Awakening by Kate Chopin

I’m not saying she should have stayed, but I can’t be her trumpeter either. ******* The Awakening is the story of a very privileged woman who decides to leave her husband and children and have brief affairs, sketch, and live off her private wealth. The book doesn’t frame it that way – according to Chopin,ContinueContinue reading “GenreJump:Classics: The Awakening by Kate Chopin”

I Watered Them Every Day for Today

I grew these: And then I made this fabulous little Italian salad with them:

Legend of Hubby

On my recent trip to Sleeping Bear Dunes, I told the legend of the dunes to Jim and Joyce, our guests from out of state, who were unfamiliar with it Long, long ago, before voyageurs paddled canoes down rivers and streams, before mighty lumbermen cleared forests with sharp, shiny axes, before wooden ships carriedContinueContinue reading “Legend of Hubby”

Motocycle Road Trip

This weekend two friends from Wisconsin came to visit. They’re on an 8-day motorcycle trip across Michigan and we tagged along for two days up to Cadillac and then the Sleeping Bear Dunes. This is Joyce, AKA Bad Mama Milwaukee. She cleans out her fingernails with a switchblade. This is Jim, his buzz cut isContinueContinue reading “Motocycle Road Trip”

Passing This Along from LISNews.org

Follow-up On That Colorado Library Loot By birdie on Craigslist The library director speaks about the atrocious theft of books and media from Colorado libraries, reported earlier at LISNews. The thief, Thomas Pilaar, 33, was suspected of using different names to obtain seven library cards from the Denver Public Library, then checking out 300 itemsContinueContinue reading “Passing This Along from LISNews.org”

Blind Joke of the Week #1

For those of you who don’t know, hubby is blind, so I have an inexhaustable supply of blind jokes at the ready. Thought I’d share some. What’s the score when Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder play tennis? Endless Love.

Amphibian on the Run

On Sunday morning hubby and I lay in bed and listened to our cat Bethesda kill a frog in the spare bedroom. Nothing like starting the Lord’s day to the sound of shrieking amphibian. Actually, the death of the frog is in some doubt. Bethesda did not bring us the body to demonstrate her huntressContinueContinue reading “Amphibian on the Run”