Selfies Are Not in My Skill Set
I Cannot Take a Decent Selfie if My Life Depended on It I can type 60+ words per minute and use an adding machine without looking at the keys. I do jigsaw puzzles, sew and embroider. Fluting a piecrust or…
One Act of Larceny Lingers for Years
My Oldest Possession is Stolen Property One of my oldest possessions is a teddy bear I acquired from a cousin when I was a child. To be honest, I stole it from him. I’m not sure why this act of…
Don’t Trifle with Tradition
I didn’t realize how traditional my family was until I tried to change them (the traditions, not the family). I made a slight change to a favorite homemade salad dressing for a recent family picnic. To my great surprise…
Gratitude Combats Midlife Crisis
A Weekend of Milestones Prompts Gratitude, Not a Midlife Crisis I laughingly told a friend that this weekend was a midlife crisis in the making as my son graduated from college and my daughter turned 21. But while these milestones…
Teaching Common Sense to Cats
An old dog might learn a new trick, but you can’t teach common sense to cats. We all know highly intelligent people who don’t have a lick of common sense. I wonder if this holds true for the animal…
Fitting Room Phobia
Reunion Causes Attack of Fitting Room Phobia It must be a conspiracy of fate that after recently purging my closet of an outdated wardrobe, I now need a new dress for my upcoming high school reunion. But in order to…
