by Jon | May 9, 2014 | daily, feat., g, mama, pix |
Dear Mama, Last year around this time, I wrote you a letter. It was my first May in Connecticut, and I was feeling sorry for myself. I missed home and the people at home. And, of course, I missed you–that part hasn’t changed. Just last week I was moving...
by Jon | Sep 3, 2013 | daily, feat. |
In May, I wrote a letter to my Mom. Here’s her response. OK. Not really. But it is a letter that my dear cousin, Nelanie, found in a piece of her mama’s furniture some months ago. (Why my aunt, her mama had it, neither one of us can figure out!) After an...
by Jon | May 11, 2013 | daily, feat., g, mama |
To my sweet Mama, It’s been four years since we last shared a Mother’s Day together in person. This time four years ago you were in the middle of a rigorous series of chemo treatments–treatments we discovered the following July had worked. That fall,...
by Jon | Jan 14, 2013 | feat., naomi, weekly photo |
Week 2 I took this shot this week of how my cat, Naomi, greets me every day when I arrive home from work. My condo in Atlanta has floor to ceiling windows–perfect for cats who are always curious about what’s going on outside but, if they’re honest,...
by Jon | Dec 29, 2012 | daily, g, new to the north, pix |
You might not realize this, but for a Southerner snow is magic. It’s beautiful, quiet, clean. It’s also terrifying. Two nights ago, I was headed to the airport to pick up G. It was dark early–something I’ve learned is just part of Northern...