Sur-prise! Sur-prise! Sur-prise!*
I recently returned from a trip to my hometown of St. Louis. The occasion was to surprise my […]
Reflections on Beauty and a tribute to Naomi Sims
Have you ever seen people so beautiful it almost hurts your eyes to look at them? People whose […]
Bay State Banner resumes publication
On July 7, I blogged about the Bay State Banner suspending publication after 44 years. I sm happy to […]
Tussling with the Old Ladies at the Fields Corner Farmer’s ...
I almost got into a fight (okay, fight is too strong a word so I’ll change it)….I almost […]
The Possibilities are Endless
The possibilities are endless even though the probabilities are not. I wake up in the morning with the […]
Two Word Wizards Pass: E. Lynn Harris & Frank McCourt
E. Lynn Harris (1955-2009) I am so saddened to hear of the death of E. Lynn Harris, the […]
Heard on the Bus and other T Stories
Heard on the bus: “Two things I don’t run for – a bus or a man ‘cause they […]
Should I, Can I Delete Their Names?
I have found myself facing, unfortunately with more frequency, the dilemma of when to delete the names of […]
It takes two to tango – cheating in marriage
Cheating in a marriage requires two participants – the person who cheats and the person who is cheated […]
Bay State Banner suspends publication – A tremendous loss!
It was with great sorrow that I read that the Bay State Banner has suspended publication. In an […]
Love in Action
Expressing love, feeling love, writing love, drawing love and are things done frequently but none of them show […]
Falling Asleep at the wheel of your life
Have you ever had that feeling when you wonder, what the hell have I been doing?When did I […]
Proper Farewells
Whenever I am traveling away from my husband or he is traveling away from me, after we’ve said […]
Gifts do not equal love and other observations about holidays
It is awfully nice to get a card on your birthday, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas, […]
You Can’t Take Black Away from Me
I wrote the following post in 2007 but decided to post it after reading a post on This […]
Bathrobe as symbol of love
I’ve bought bathrobes for two men in my life. The second man became my husband (and still is). I […]
Happy Birthday to Me
Today is my 10th birthday. Ten years worth of living (if you add the two digits of my […]
My Feets Are Big
My feet are pretty big – note I didn’t say too big. Too big is a judgment call. […]