Dollar Store Ring

          After the dust settled and Da Ring was sitting happily on Lynn’s finger, she grabbed her phone and started punching in an address on WAZE. “Where are we going now? The mission has been accomplished.” She took a deep breath, grinned, and her eyes twinkled as she cried, “To the … Continue reading →

Da Ring to End All Rings!

        Soooo, she upgraded. Again. My beautiful friend, Lynn, loves the jewelry — and she has gathered some mighty fine baubles over the years! I’m told that her childhood friend, Mary, and she simply cannot resist their favorite jeweler in Saint Maarten, and they tend to spur each other on during their … Continue reading →

Two-Ply Birthday

          March 16. Stuart’s birthday. He invited me to join him and his sister, Linda, for a birthday brunch — my first time meeting any of his four sisters. I was bracing myself for the questions, the sly head to toe assessment, the approval or rejection signal passed from sister to … Continue reading →