“Just a little lobstah for a good cause,” to quote Marisa Binder, who helped organize an event for the CORA (Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse) Fundraiser held at The Great Highway in San Carlos, California. I’m a Maine lobster fan from way back, but never have I seen anything like the feast put … Continue reading
My friend, Lynn, has as much fun buying the gifts as I do receiving them. Because she lives far away now, we do phone visits. When one of us calls the other says, “Hold on while I pour a glass of wine!” She gave me notice to be on the lookout for the “BOX” several days … Continue reading
‘Tis the season! Every year I say I’m NOT going to get caught up in the commercialism of Christmas. When the kids were little and I overindulged them, as most of America does every year – and then we pay off the credit cards all year long and start over next Christmas. One year I said, … Continue reading
It’s November. Where is Carole-Jean? What is her latest caper? NaNoWriMo has her cloistered in her walk-in closet. The only ones who see her are Frank (the elder to whom she gives insulin shots) and the sheepdogs she walks at four in the afternoon. NaNo – who? Yeah, I didn’t know … Continue reading
What makes you happy? Is it a person, place or thing? In 1968 I graduated college and moved to the Virgin Islands. I was instantly happy there. When I moved away, I missed it. I moved back there years later and I was happy. I love everything about it – the climate, … Continue reading
Start with a drop in the bucket. People make fun of me when I pick up pennies in the street. But I save them up until I get a hundred and then take them to the bank and get a dollar. Whoo hoo! Oh yeah, a dollar doesn’t buy much – … Continue reading
Patty Washington taught me how to be a “Boat Wench” several years ago. I had gone on vacation to St. Thomas with some Miami friends where I was working as a real estate agent in South Beach. As I luxuriated in the velvety turquoise waters I was transported to a state of peace, joy, … Continue reading
