Author: Heidi

A shower of golden leaves rained down from the bountiful trees lining the path ahead, beckoning me to step into the bucolic autumnal landscape. What could be more perfect on a lovely autumn afternoon? It was a beautiful moment, to be sure. What you don’t see is my husband in the woods, off to the…

I woke up abruptly in the middle of the night.  At 1:03 A.M. To the sound of a chirping cricket. One single cricket. Somewhere inside my house. I hate crickets. Okay, I don’t actually hate crickets. When they’re outside. But I am not a fan of one lone cricket singing an opera at the top…

I found a moldy zucchini. In the refrigerator. Buried at the bottom of the crisper drawer. It was gross. And rather smelly! I discovered it quite by accident. I was innocently retrieving an onion for dinner. But when I plunged my hand into the depths of the drawer, my fingers made contact with something wet.…