PinnedMandy FranklininGreater ApeStay, Banjo… Stay — Greater ApeHe turns nine in June. My husband Erich and I adopted him just a month after we bought our house at my protest. I had two dogs before him…Jan 23Jan 23
Mandy FranklinAre You Gonna Use That? — Greater ApeSo much stuff. I opened my linen closet yesterday to take out a shampoo bottle and had to pull things out to reach it. Tubes and bottles…Jan 9Jan 9
Mandy FranklinFeed Your Gifts — Greater ApeI am a creative in a data and numbers world. From third grade, I knew I wanted to be a writer. In middle school, I found I had some skills…Dec 10, 2023Dec 10, 2023
Mandy FranklinCan I Get A Connection — Greater ApeI have no idea what is going to come from writing this blog other than that it feeds my soul, and I know that I have to continue. Will it…Dec 4, 2023Dec 4, 2023
Mandy FranklinHey, You — Greater ApeHello, friend. Last week was Thanksgiving, and today is my birthday, so I’ve been caught up in the festivities, but I do have something…Nov 27, 2023Nov 27, 2023
Mandy FranklininGreater ApeWe Need You — Greater ApeI was only just struck by the profundity of this statement. I have understood that we are all connected and made of a collective…Nov 19, 2023Nov 19, 2023
Mandy FranklininGreater ApeIt’s Complicated — Greater ApeJudy is a feeble 78-year-old woman. She started smoking when she was 13, had her first child at 14, and her second (my mother) at 15. She…Nov 12, 2023Nov 12, 2023
Mandy FranklininGreater ApeDo It Anyway — Greater ApeI don’t feel like writing, but I’m doing it anyway. I’ve posted consistently every week, and I’m four in a row. I’ve made this promise…Nov 5, 2023Nov 5, 2023
Mandy FranklininGreater ApeBless The Struggle — Greater ApeOf the many lessons collected over the years of my life, the most important one has been the value of The Struggle. Each has their own…Oct 23, 2023Oct 23, 2023
Mandy FranklininGreater ApeLife is Music — Greater ApeI’m consistently awed and inspired by the reflection of the human condition and the experience or matter in the world outside us. The…Oct 16, 2023Oct 16, 2023
