Tag Archives: teenagers

The pendulum has swung

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Zahara

The pendulum has swung so hard to the left that I am now skipping around in the sunshine, hoping that it will not hit me in the back of the head anytime soon as I deliriously enjoy it’s latest bounty.   … Continue reading →

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Leather-clad, purple-haired, top-hatted teen

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Zahara

The large fourteen-year old is a creature of habit, or something like that.  Three halloweens ago I bought him a long black leather jacket at a thrift store to top off his pirate costume.  It’s a woman’s coat (don’t tell him), … Continue reading →

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Top hats and hitchhikers

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Zahara

7:20 am, the phone rings and it’s Ivan.  “Can you come get me? I missed the bus.”  “Sure, I’ll be there in a bit, start walking.” Ivan slept at his Dad’s last night, just a mile down the street from … Continue reading →

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Front-row shoes and purple hair

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Zahara

My statistics teacher  prefers that those of us who sit in the front row wear nice shoes.  I sit in the front row.  I’ve worn the same old pair of gray and white size 10 New Balance sneakers to class … Continue reading →

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Mr. Pumpkin Head is fading fast

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Zahara

Sometimes I get so busy that an entire week can slip by without my hardly noticing.  In which case Mother Nature gives me little reminders: Next year I’ll carve my pumpkins a week before Halloween (instead of on Halloween eve) so … Continue reading →

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