Monthly Archives: February 2008

cluster

Posted on February 23, 2008 by riverwriter

A cluster of grandchildren three boys aged one to six has descended upon our house with attendant parents and thickets of pencils crayons, stitched and cast little toys paper, musical instruments diversions, digressions and questions One we can understand and … Continue reading →

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pizza

Posted on February 22, 2008 by riverwriter

tomato and mozzarella cheese pepperoni slices and anchovies melted together and baked on a huge spun disk of bread dough use to be pizza pie on Fridays in Toronto after work in 1961 before we married Rose and Dennis and … Continue reading →

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Window

Posted on February 21, 2008 by riverwriter

He came to the window beside me rubbing his tough hands on a red rag. “That’s a neat pattern of shadows on the snow,” I said, feeling poetic: “long parallel blue lines.” He stood, thoughtful, wary, perhaps of connecting to … Continue reading →

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