It’s that time of year. The time when the Salvation Army is outside stores with their bells and red kettles. Sometimes they provide music with brass instruments, the other day it was a man...
It’s raining today. I live in Seattle so you’re probably saying, “Well, duh. Of course it’s raining, It rains all the time in Seattle!” I’ve lived here a year and a half and I’m...
Something funny happened on the way to the non-traditional Thanksgiving dinner we had planned this year. One person, though we’d jointly decided the menu would be Asian, asked if we could add mashed potatoes....
Here’s a secret that’s not really a secret: Thanksgiving is my least favorite holiday. I love being grateful, that’s not it. And I have so so many things for which I am indeed grateful....
I love magic. I always have. But no, I’m not interested in seeing one of those behind-the-scenes specials showing how it all works. I like the mystery. That’s why it’s “magic”! When I was...
I just got back from a quick trip to the grocery store. I only wanted one thing and the store is less than half a mile away, so I walked. Although rain had been...
When I was out walking with my dog yesterday, we headed toward a nice park about two blocks from home. There are tennis courts, which are mostly used for pickleball these days, a playground,...
One of my friends always refers to herself as a second child who really should have been the oldest in her family She is convinced she has all the typical characteristics of a first-born....
I don’t know what happened to the “homeless not hopeless” man I wrote about recently. I haven’t seen him since that day. I know he told me he was eating what he could get...
My little dog is sick. Stops eating and hides under the bed. For two days this goes on and I take her to our veterinarian. He gives her a shot to improve her appetite...
