Maybe There Will Be Cupcakes

Ginny Bartolone's Blog of Many Years

Category: Life

  • Day 4 Thank Yous!

    Ir’s day 4, and we’re already at 29% of our goal for Zara Aina.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! Mom and Dad!! My parents very very generously donated, and are simply awesome:)   Emily Litman!! Not only did Emily GIVE me the idea to do this fundraiser, but she also is the reason we…

  • Day 2: The Farther You Go…or, That Time I Rapped with Nuns in Spain

    For the final 30 days of my twenties, I am writing one personal narrative a day that has impacted my life until now.  To read more about my challenge, feel free to check out the first post.  Today’s theme is, “The farther you go.”  Whatever that means to you, feel free to comment, link your blog, or…

  • Day 1: Don’t Rain on My Parade, or…That Time I Almost Didn’t Go to the Tony’s

    For the final 30 days of my twenties, I am writing one personal narrative a day that has impacted my life until now.  To read more about my challenge, feel free to check out the first post.  Today’s theme is, “Don’t Rain on My Parade!”  Whatever that means to you, feel free to comment, link…

  • My 30th Birthday Challenge!

    I have super exciting news!  With the help of the fine Facebook community, I have decided to ring in my 30th birthday (on October 27th) with 30 days of personal stories and 30 days of fundraising for a very special organization.  Here’s the rundown: 30 Stories for 30 Days When I was little, I had…

  • Oh good, I’m super great at the wrong thing

    Last night I had a dream about eating a sandwich with my grandma.  She passed away a little over two years ago, and had one of the best kitchens on earth for snacks and conversation.  In the dream, she made me a huge but simple ham and cheese sandwich on really nice bread that she…

  • Two parks, three trees, and a mighty fine popsicle

    Two parks, three trees, and a mighty fine popsicle

    As I get older, I am constantly reminded that a day can take unexpected turns when you let it.  I began today with an overly structured plan to make it past the morning surprise that I awoke feeling like had spent the night rolling down a rocky, jaggedy hill–a reminder that either my mysterious illness still lingered or that I…

  • Friday Morning Ode to Ben

    I’ve spent nearly the past month and a half in and out of a state of bizarre illness and exhaustion, and have yet to fully understand what’s causing it.  After a whole bunch of tests and day after day of laying in bed, I am slowly starting to feel better. This week, for the first…

  • Public Journal in Peterborough

    Today is the first day in months, many months, when I find myself sitting in a town where I’ve never been, with nothing to do and no one to see.  I didn’t have to plan anyone’s hotel, their car, the food.  I could head up to our rental house right now and lay on the…

  • If a Blog Post Falls In the Forest…

    I was recently told, in a rather brash manner, that people only read 15 seconds of online copy before moving on to the next article.  Any writing past that is “antiquated and wasted energy.”  I would brush it off as laziness or a disinterest in creating thought-out work, but it isn’t the first time I’ve…

  • New Writing Projects!

    Happy Saturday all!  I have to say, I’ve been staring at the, “Add New Post” link for weeks now, wondering why my blogging bubble has been recently burst.  But as strange as I feel about letting this blog hang out on a story about my mom scaring neighbors away with musical theatre, I have been…