Maddie. I took this right after I adopted my little mutt. She totally changed my life. For the first week, I was stressed like I have seldom been. I wanted to send her back. Then she barked at some stranger guy who was talking to me, and I realized that my little darling was trying to protect me, and we bonded. Early in our relationship, I wouldn’t let her sleep in my bed, but then we had a fierce, frightening hail storm, and I didn’t have the heart to send her out of the bed. Once I accepted that I needed to shift my life to a dog-owner schedule, I started to get more sleep and to keep saner hours and got much healthier. Now I can’t imagine not having her!
Madrid, the little former mining town in New Mexico that I like. I named Maddie after it, then found out that was where her first adopted mom found her!
Making stuff. I love to do that.
MB, my oldest sister and bestest friend.
Marinara sauce. One of my favorite things to make and to eat.
Mustaches. They creep me out. I don’t like facial hair on men, unless it’s a tiny, bleached soul patch a la Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet.
Macaroni and cheese. Here’s my favorite recipe, but I add a little truffle oil per one of my favorite restaurants, Umami in Croton, NY.
Maureen, my other sister. She’s had a rough time of things, but is putting up a good battle against her damn cancer.
MFA, the degree I will have by next spring.
May. The merry month in which I was married.
Madeleines. While I don’t have Proust’s feelings for them, I do quite like them.
Mercutio, who has one of my favorite of Shakespeare’s speeches.
Mom. Here she is at Balloon Fiesta in 2005. She’s a lady with adventure in her heart, and I’m grateful that she passed on that spirit to me.
So my facial hair creeps you out?
I love your M’s. Each and everyone .
I freak when I adopt a pet too. I almost always get nervous and want to send them back, until I settle down. Once I relax, they relax.
I cannot tell you how good it was for me to read about the difficulty in adjusting to life as a dog owner. I can tell you that I’ve had more than one moment this week with the puppers where I’ve thought “I just can’t do this”. Sigh…One day at a time…
Wonderful M’s and Maddie is so cute! Oh and mustaches creep me out too.
Maddie is adorable!
Mike wants to know why he wasn’t in the M’s! 🙂