Funny how distant memories pop up when you least expect it. This one caught me by surprise. We had just moved to Virginia . We hadn’t even moved into our house. The driver of our moving truck tied one on and ended up in jail for a few days as did all of our belongings. […]
You Matter! Your words matter! Perserverance pays off!
November 6, 2023 by
The life of a writer, like any other profession is a roller coaster of emotions. Often we write from a vulerable place within us. We put the words on paper, online in a blog post or social media and hope that in some small way our words add to the lives of those reading the […]
You Haven’t Changed a Bit :)
October 30, 2023 by
I was late and I hurried into the beautiful Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia. As always it was beautful inside the lobby but I didn’t really notice. My eyes scanned the almost empty lobby until I found her. There she was! We gave each other the biggest hug. The almost 40 years since we had […]
The Dog ate my Taxes
October 16, 2023 by
The newest version of our dog ate my homework. Paul and I (mostly Paul) had the dubious honor of shredding over 30 years of my fathers financial papers and other records. Oh the things we found. 🙂 My Dad was a smart guy. He was also very social despite being shy as a kid. He […]
When I slow down I see angels….
October 9, 2023 by
There are angels walking around everywhere brilliantly disguised as human beings. I know this because I have encountered quite a few in the last few years and five or more last Friday. Often their only job is to make people smile, uplift spirits and remind us all there are so many good people in this […]
My own “Lessons In Chemisty”
October 1, 2023 by
I come from a long line of excellent cooks. My grandmother could fry chicken, bake bread and make the best Buckwheat pancakes I have ever tasted. Sadly none of the recipes appear to have survived except maybe the pancakes. Most likely they were all in her head and I did not think to get her […]
Well this surprised me…
September 24, 2023 by
I am surprised I decided to write about this because a few years ago I would have never even considered the idea. As a matter of fact I probably would have said “Ewww, who does that”. Yet as my life experiences multiply I have come to realize that guess what, it might acutally be a […]
I may be the best combo of birth order :) Or the Worst :)
September 18, 2023 by
Whenever anyone asks me if I am the oldest, middle or youngest child I never know what to answer. I had the joy of being the youngest in our family of 3 kids for almost 9 years! What a gig! By then my parents were pretty much broken in by my two older siblings and […]
The Beauty of Using it Now!
September 11, 2023 by
I wonder who came up with the acronym of YOLO? You Only Live Once What a great succint way to say ” Do it now” “Don’t wait until tomorrow” “Be in the moment.” I even know someone who named their dog YOLO There needs to be an acronym for “Don’t save it for a rainy […]
I always had the worst seat in the car!
September 5, 2023 by
Let me channel my inner Sophia from Golden Girls. Picture this: June 1968 LaGrange, suburb near Chicago, Illinois 1957 Dodge with no AC 2 parents 4 kids 1 dog 1 cat Destination: Moving to Fairfax, VA This will forever be my version of walking to school in the snow uphill both ways. Seriously when I […]