Mona's Blog

6:24-wish for a house

by Ramona Mudd May 24, 2020

6:24. I saw it on the microwave clock today, as I do twice every day. Wish for a house. I thought to myself. June 24th is my birthday. “Yep, Me and...

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America, I'm tired.

by Ramona Mudd May 19, 2020

America, I’m tired. I’m tired of one-ply toilet paper. I’m tired of people who don’t have to worry about money telling me to stay home. Yes, Terry...

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5G: Mother Nature vs. Mother Invention

by Ramona Mudd April 19, 2020

5G. It concerns me. It’s radiation. It's not the kind of radiation that can potentially damage calls---like x- and gamma rays. The 1- 2- 3- 4Gs...

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peace settles in

by Ramona Mudd April 16, 2020

Peace settles in. To be disrupted, I am sure. But for now, peace settles in. Today is the last day I will 'go' to work. My office will be the dinin...

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imagine, if you will

by Ramona Mudd April 01, 2020

Picture, if you will, a second grade class who just got out of PE. They're sweaty, they're thirsty, and stay with me, here, because there are a lot...

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the things you will do

by Ramona Mudd March 30, 2020

There are days when I stand outside in the back garden at work and talk about blueberry plants, There are days when I talk to Mom all the way home ...

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these ten things

by Ramona Mudd March 22, 2020

Maggie came home today in a blaze of drama. I forget how turbulent 8th grade life can be until she comes home on a wave of he-said, she-saids. Text...

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trust the glimpses

by Ramona Mudd March 11, 2020

I love a good message. These, the slips of paper, the words on someone's lips, the Calm app thumbnail that is exactly what we want or need to hear....

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hope for the season

by Ramona Mudd February 29, 2020

My favorite thing about Lent is what I learn about myself. This week? I don't need cookies and I don't actually miss candy. These, the two things I...

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the bookstore

by Ramona Mudd February 21, 2020

Greetings! The Winter House is proud to introduce the newest collection on our website toolbar--> The Bookstore. It seems absurd to me that on ...

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slack water

by Ramona Mudd February 21, 2020

I have been holding some exciting news to myself for a smidge of time. And by "myself" I mean me and about 47 of my closest friends. I haven't said...

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remember the gumballs

by Ramona Mudd February 13, 2020

This morning my sunshiney--I say "sunshiney" not to indicate mood, but to point out the sun was actually SHINING today after eons of hiding, so I w...

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