In June, I declared to my daughters that once college let out for the summer, I would no longer be doing their laundry. My oldest,… Continue reading
Sometimes I hate summer. I love the added light, but when June hits the garden demands my attention, car shows happen, and camping is crammed… Continue reading
My Florida friend was visiting a couple weeks ago. She came into town on a Tuesday and on Wednesday I whisked her away to Westport,… Continue reading
I was out of town a couple weeks ago to a car show with my husband. It wasn’t strange that we attended a car show,… Continue reading
I was shopping the other day, getting some last minutes items for another camping/car show excursion. Just as I headed to the cashier the power… Continue reading
I mentioned a couple weeks ago my mom gave up her landline, using her cell phone exclusively. She’s in her late 70s, she can do… Continue reading
The thing about RVs, as in Recreational Vehicle that my husband and I take camping, it’s more than just an RV to us. The progression… Continue reading
Over the weekend we had to put our precious little dog, Pip, down. She had a stroke in the middle of the night. My youngest… Continue reading
My mom decided to give up her landline and use her cell phone exclusively to rid herself of solicitor calls she gets randomly throughout the… Continue reading
I don’t want to declare that “it never fails,” because I don’t want to jinx every trip we go on. So I’ll just say “it… Continue reading
I’ve often heard that when people retire, they get into a funk because they suddenly feel they have no purpose. They’ve lost their place to… Continue reading
I unexpectedly had the furnace guy out the other day. I messed up the whole system, but as usual the guys at Pacific Heating and… Continue reading
Sometimes there are tasks I just don’t want to do. The worst part is that I bring them on myself. For instance, I dislike working… Continue reading
My husband and I went camping to Rainbow Falls State Park from Wednesday to Saturday last week. It’s one of our “retirement booking” weekends, where… Continue reading
Sometimes I think my youngest daughter can’t possibly be mine. Her tastes and opinions are often completely opposite my own, which I can’t understand. I… Continue reading
And speaking of small children, of which I wrote about last week, I have a friend who is 15 years younger than me. I don’t… Continue reading
My two children, my husband and I were out at a local restaurant the other day. It wasn’t particularly eventful because our daughters are adults,… Continue reading
I love having my husband retired. It’s very handy for things I need to get done around our home. He’s there to put frozen birds… Continue reading
I finally got outside last week to start weeding the garden. I’m the sole gardener and I have a lot to do. Admittedly, it’s self-inflicted.… Continue reading
There are major threads flying loose in the universe. I’m sure you’ve all been waiting with bated breath (snort of derision) wondering the outcome of… Continue reading