Category Archives: Friends

14: Cataloging fact #5: It provides nursing home insurance

During my last semester of library school, I helped friends move from Lansing to Portland, Oregon. This required taking my Cataloging final six days early. It earned me nursing home insurance. Let me explain. In order for my friend to arrive in Portland in time to start her new job, we had to leave onContinueContinue reading “14: Cataloging fact #5: It provides nursing home insurance”

Flowers to Seafarer from Fly Over Country

Here was my first volley to Portland, Oregon florist Spellbound: I want an ostentatiously fabulous arrangement delivered to a super dear friend that will leave her colleagues going, “Nobody ever sent me flowers like that in all my life. She must be beloved.” And obviously I want her to feel that way, too. Let’s discussContinueContinue reading “Flowers to Seafarer from Fly Over Country”

Guest Post From Beth Burnett

When my friend Sonya asked me to do a guest post for her Hot Researcher (that’s what I call it in my head) blog, I knew I wanted to find a way to tie it in with her delightful series about the great poet Katherine Philips. After all, that blog series inspired me to addContinueContinue reading “Guest Post From Beth Burnett”

Ostentatiously batsh*t crazy buttercream flowers

Betsie took over my last job in the Braille and Talking Book Library. It included coordinating the volunteer narration program and over the course of her first years, we became good friends. I still volunteer for her. In January, she moved into a new house. I’m no good at painting, plumbing and wiring are aContinueContinue reading “Ostentatiously batsh*t crazy buttercream flowers”

The Best Thing to Come Out of This Series

Writing this series about Katherine Philips was some of the best fun I’ve had in a long time. Thanks for following along. It brought me great happiness to remember my passion for KP. The mystery of a longing, of loves, more breathtaking than modern-day erotica. That summer of freedom abroad (even if it meant lotsContinueContinue reading “The Best Thing to Come Out of This Series”