Christmas Cards

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…

Dog Day Thanksgiving

 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…

Thanksgiving

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…

Kodak Moment

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…

Miss Daisy

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.…

Vacuum Dilemma

  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…

Nineteen -Sixty Plus Nineteen

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…

Indecisive?

Indecisive? Well, yes and no.  I really thought by this time all the big decisions would be made and we would just be coasting.  But for some reason life seems more complicated, and decisions are harder to make.  When we were younger…

What's In Your Refrigerator?

My mom often reminded me  - Always wear clean underwear, you never know when you might be in an accident, and you don’t want anyone to see your nasty pants.   That’s the way I feel about the refrigerator.  In my mind it would…

I Had a Dream

  Or was it a nightmare? Dreams are so confusing.  Is there a message  hidden somewhere in the recesses of our brain or simply a mis-firing of the neurons?  Trying to sort out a dream after a long night is absurd.   Why was I…