On our recent trip to Colorado we drove up to Grand Mesa, one of the mountains that surround Grand Junction. Whenever we visit Colorado there is a lot of reminiscing going back to Monty’s boyhood growing up in Grand Junction. He’s mentioned there are about two hundred lakes on Grand Mesa and we wanted to […]
‘Deja vu all over again’, I sometimes confuse Yogi Berra and Yogi Bear, but I’m pretty sure I’m not quoting Yogi Bear. OK, I think we’ve been good sports about this whole damn pandemic thing. We did our part, we bought enough toilet paper to fill the garage, Ok, that wasn’t really helpful. But we […]
This trip started off on the right foot and just got better as we went along. First we were traveling with our good friends Susie and Bob. Our first stop was in Lakeside, Arizona to met up with new friends, Jodie and Steve, who are coming with us to Durango. Steve put in a couple […]
Summer is here and Tucson is hotter than . .well any place I can imagine. Like most folks living here I love the winters, blue skies, lots of sunshine it is a wonderful time to spend the afternoon outside reading. Folks living in snow country look forward to getting out in the summer and catching […]
Remember when life was simpler, you know back in 2019 . I remember life was good, we just didn’t know how good until it wasn’t. We couldn’t imagine the changes that were in store for us in 2020. Hand washing, mask wearing for goodness sakes, who would imagine we’d all go out in public […]
It seems I’ve been on the phone a lot lately. I love to chat with friends, it helps if we both have land lines, but when does that ever happen? Landlines vs cell phones is an issue for another day. This morning I was dealing with banking issues and was comforted by a couple of […]
When you think of your own longevity, what age are you aiming for? When we were a younger version of ourselves we might have quickly tossed out 80 maybe 85 years. After all those were our grandparents’ age and they were really old! I don’t know about you, but 80/85 isn’t looking too old anymore. […]
My grandchildren are in their 20’s and 30’s but several of my younger friends have been recently blessed with new grand babies I’m sure they are enjoying the experience and maybe doing a quick review of nursery rhymes to be ready to cuddle and sing. Pat-a-cake is one of my favorites. Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s […]
JUST FOR FUN Let’s talk telephone today. I’m thinking about the old switchboards, and that reminds me of Lily Tomlin . She created the much loved telephone operator, Ernestine, for Laugh-In in 1969. Who can forget how she always said ‘One ringy dingy’ while she waited for the connection and “Is this the party […]
Today I am including a favorite read from The Daily Word, a treat we enjoy each morning with our coffee; and an article my friend Tom posted on Facebook from the Daily Stoic. I believe both offer situations we can relate to and hopefully overcome with a touch of humor. From the Daily Stoic – […]