Monty is shopping online, he is looking for a pair of farmer overalls. Why, you ask, would he need farmer overralls like Mr. Green Jeans? I broached this question and discovered he is getting serious now that he is tending his orchard. Apparently you can’t tend fruit trees in regular old Levis. To call his […]
On March 11, 2022 the moving truck pulled out of Tucson and arrived here in Sun Lakes, 91 miles to the North. It doesn’t seem possible we have been here a year. We’ve survived a hotter than usual summer although we complained a lot and an unusually cool winter when we also complained. We weren’t alone, […]
I’ve never really understood poetry. I was not exposed to it in an academic setting and I’ve never bothered to try to understand it on my own. It’s a failing I hope to rectify. Limericks are the closest I’ve gotten to poetry. Like most young people I’ve giggled at limericks, most of them aren’t for […]
Remember Maxwell Smart and his shoe phone? We’ve come a long way since then. Has it been a vast improvement? I’m not sure, every time Max picked up his phone he was connected to the party he was calling. Can we say the same today? You know when the stars are aligned, Jupiter is ascending […]
The best part of being a good dog is getting lots of treats. I love treats and when I’m a good dog the treats just keep comin’. I’m not always a good dog and I resolve to be better in 2023. I resolve not to do the scoochie thing on the carpet. The carpet […]
Our first Thanksgiving living near the family was just as I always pictured it would be. In years past, making the trip from Tucson meant arriving at the festivities about 11:00 in the morning and heading home about 4:00 so we could get home before dark By the time we got here everything was already […]
I’ve joined a writers’ group here in Sun Lakes. Although I’ve always enjoyed writing, I’ve never been part of a formal writing group. There are a lot of excellent writers in this community and each of one has a unique voice. It is touching to hear stories written from the heart and others that are pure […]
Several years ago we attempted to do some serious leaf peeping on the East coast. We’d been in the Northeast area often but always in the summer and never with a guided tour. The fall trip with Caravan Tours was delightful and we saw lots of new sites. Unfortunately our timing was off and the […]
After all the sorting and cleaning and approximately thirty trips to the Goodwill or church charities we were ready to put the house on the market. (Read previous musings on new best friends, down sizing and finding our perfect home.) We called our friendly real estate/pickleball buddy, Tom Starrs, to take look at the house […]
by Zoe I’m having a bad day, last night was my people’s night out. I was busy entertaining myself in the kitchen (that seems to be the only room available to me when my people are away from home). Anyway, I have a new peanut butter bone and time flew by. Sure enough mom arrived […]