On Tuesday, Beverly Cleary, the celebrated children’s author of books like Henry Huggins and Ramona Quimby, turned 100 years old. More
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Making the Move in Old Age
Today my husband came home as usual from work but gave me some unexpected news. My 86 year old mother-in-law, who has been living in her home in a suburb of Philadelphia for sixty years, has decided to move to South Carolina. More
The “Hard” Parts About Life
About once a week Polina experiences a difficult bowel movement.
“It’s too hard,” she says matter of factly and under some duress. Then she puts her hand on top of my head and presses down. I lower my head so we are forehead to forehead, and we go through this together, as much as two people can go through this together. More
Happy New Year 2016!
Thank you so much for following me on this journey. I wish you a very happy 2016. May all the bad things in 2015 be in the past, and may the future be one of promise and fulfillment. That’s my wish anyway.
From Julia, Writer of The Antelope Diaries
Yes, Polina, There is a Santa Claus
Christmas is soon upon us, and I can’t wait for it to be even sooner this year. Ever since I told Polina about Christmas and, more specifically, Santa Claus, I’ve been hearing almost daily, multiple times per day, “I want Santa.” “Santa is coming. He’s going to put presents under the Christmas tree.” “I want Christmas.” And variations thereof. Every day Polina reminds me of Christmas, and I couldn’t be happier that she loves the holiday as much as I do. More