Double Birthday!

September 9, 2020. My son Tyler turns forty! My sister, Linda Sue, turns seventy! How did that happen?! I’m all about the party. Preparations must be made. Cake! Champagne! Balloons! Dancing girls? Well, I’ve been known to toss a feather boa about…Okay, wait. Pandemic? So, no social gatherings. Oy vey! I got a request from … Continue reading →

Passover Bunny

                  “I thought you were Jewish,” he said as I envisioned biting into the ears, the only solid section of the bunny. Well, maybe the tail, but I would find that out later. Right now I was going for the sure thing. I’ve been cooped up for … Continue reading →

Teen Kitchen Project

            I’ve been SIPing for over two weeks — no not wine, sheltering in place. I ran out of wine days ago! I’m adhering to the recommended guidelines of self-isolation, social distancing, and minimal contact with other people. I got a message from Lisa, the Senior Services Director of my senior apartment … Continue reading →

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 →

How Do Ya Like Them Apples?

          What are you thinking? Goodwill Hunting or the doctor? The images we conjure up from even the smallest trigger are amazing. How the brain works is nothing short of wondrous. And we’re learning more every day. I just watched a PBS show on the brain. It showed methods of improving … Continue reading →

Hair!

        “It’s time to do your roots!” I screeched to Kathy, my eyes riveted to the stripe of gray along the part of her jet-black hair. “I’m letting it grow out. Gonna go natural,” she purred. “NOOOOOO!!! Don’t do it! You’re gonna look like an old lady.” She smiled, “I am an … Continue reading →

People are Funny!

        “What do you write about?”  That’s the most common question I get when I tell people I write a blog. So, the other day while visiting with Lynn at her Green Valley Lake cabin and her next-door neighbor, Katie, the question was asked. “Nothing. I mean everything. I dunno, I’m all … Continue reading →

Cheap Ticket!

      I didn’t read the fine print. I mean, really, who does? After my latest flight purchased through Cheap Tickets, I do from now on.  I was excited to be visiting Lynn and Lucas at their home in Puerto Rico, a trip we had been planning for months. I didn’t care that it … Continue reading →