Archive for July 2013
Perceptions and the gift of being labeled high maintenance.
pic courtesy of fashables.com “High maintenance,” a passerby shouts from an opened window of a twin-dually pickup watching as I drag a 100 foot soaker hose across my front lawn. “Whew, heavy duty maintenance,” echoes from behind as I walk out of Home Depot, a fifty pound bag of masonry sand slung over a shoulder.…
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“Yes, ma’am. One lemonade coming right up…made with organic lemons, sweetened by agave, which in case you don’t know, has a low glycemic index. Gluten free, naturally, because who wants to be gassy and bloated?” Three entrepreneurial eight year olds running a curbside drink stand. E.L. Chappel author of Risk/Spirit Dance/Storm Chasers Summer 2013–the demise…
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images compliments of palm beached and salon.com “Mom, why is Erin in Jail, CO? What bad decision did she make to get locked up?” Five year old son of my friend who was confused about my whereabouts on the Fourth of July. E.L. Chappel author of Risk/Spirit Dance/Storm Chasers Flashing on the time when my…
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