I like to think that I can give my readers some good advice every now and then. Today I urge each of you to go take a picture of your driver’s license RIGHT NOW! We flew back from New Jersey on Tuesday after babysitting our Continue reading →
I Am My Mother’s Daughter
There are times when it hits me hard how much I am like my mother. Recently it was an encounter with an almost empty tube of make up, foundation to be more accurate, that alerted me to that fact. I had neared the end of Continue reading →
You Call It Juglans Cinerea—-I Call it Agony
A repost from 2014 but it still makes me cringe when I see one of these on the ground. Anybody out there recognize that picture? Anyone out there know what that is? The scientific name is Juglans cinerea but the common name is Butternut. Not Continue reading →
64
33, 661,440 minutes That is exactly how many minutes I have lived as of Sunday, April 28, 2024. By the time you read this I will have lived a few more minutes but that is basically what I claimed when I celebrated my 64th birthday Continue reading →
A Classic Resurfaces
It seems that there is a lot of turmoil in a lot of places and no end in sight. I have encountered ugliness and goodness at many times this week and have been trying to embrace the goodness. Sweet cards and notes from friends have Continue reading →
“Your Child Has Arrived in Your Mailbox”
What would you think if you got that message relayed to you? Would you wonder what the heck it was about? My beloved sent me a little clip that was on the Oldtimers Facebook page with the following picture from the Smithsonian Magazine. . According Continue reading →
Happy Earth Day!
Every year on April 22nd we celebrate Earth Day. While I don’t always do everything that is helpful to the earth, I do try to do my part when I can. In church yesterday it was mentioned that one family in our area is going Continue reading →
Cat 4 Warning
There was a Cat 4 storm that hit our house this week. It caused considerable damage. It started out with a pretty shaky assembly by the humans. The new taco truck had to be reinforced with duct tape. . . . Maksim catapulted off the Continue reading →
“I Don’t Want That Cart!”
People are funny. I think people are getting funnier (or weirder) every day. Maybe I just encounter more than my share of people these days but let’s face it— some people just need to tone it down and be a nice human. I have shopped Continue reading →
It’s Good to Be a Boomer
When Chris and I were driving home from Ohio this past week we had the chance to observe some interesting driving behaviors. We have all encountered it. But it seemed to be rampant on this trip. I blame the eclipse. Or something. But Chris, in Continue reading →