According to Wikipedia – A New Year’s resolution is a tradition, most common in the Western Hemisphere but also found in the Eastern Hemisphere, in which a person resolves to change an undesired trait or behavior, to accomplish a personal goal or otherwise improve their life. There you have it. Let’s get started. Over the […]
I guess the fun and games are over, I started puppy school last week. I thought I ran the world and now I find out there are expectations even for puppies. I was getting my people trained just the way I wanted them, now this new wrinkle in my plan. The first thing I’m […]
Christmas time arrives with so many memories. Nothing starts the flood of emotions quicker than looking through the boxes of ornaments and what-nots that we only enjoy for a week or two during the year. The first thing I found this year was the green ceramic tree that I made for my mom, […]
I love birthday and Christmas cards. I belong to a generation of older folks who love to get mail. I credit my mom for the postal excitement. When we moved to Tucson she left her family in Chicago. In 1949 no one called long distance unless there was a death in the family, so waiting […]
There was a little girl Who had a little curl, Right in the middle of her forehead When she was good, She was very good indeed, But when she was bad she was horrid Mr. Longfellow must have had a premonition that Miss Daisy would arrive on the scene and give truth to this […]
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. What’s not to like about a toasty kitchen filled with the wonderful smells of roasting turkey, family gathered and everyone catching up on the latest news and enjoying time together. Easter would be another favorite if it wasn’t for the Easter bunny thing with baskets and candy and now, […]
A Kodak Moment, a phrase anyone over fifty understands. A moment in time that is perfect, a moment you want to save forever and show to your grandchildren, even if they aren’t born yet. How to get that perfect Kodak moment? In bygone days, it took real effort to get that moment recorded. First you […]
We have a new member of the family, Miss Daisy, who joined our traveling band on September 29th. We lost our beloved Zoe this summer and as heartbreaking as it was to lose her; we knew there would be another canine companion in our future. After much deliberation we decided to search for a […]
The vacuum cleaner is not my friend. Several years ago I bought what I hoped would be my last vacuum, but it died an early death and I’m interviewing prospective replacements. I’m firmly convinced vacuums were invented by men who disliked their mothers, and I know these men are secretly snickering. I swore […]
I remember 1960 like it was yesterday. I graduated from high school on a Saturday in June, turned 18 on a Wednesday in September and got married on a Friday in December. I’d read a couple of romance novels; you know the ones with bare chested Fabio on the shiny cover, so I knew […]