It’s a cruel summer
As summer approaches I face two horrible truths. I need to shop for a bathing suit and summer-weight pants....
Jean Gillette
Look out, the insects are coming
I don’t think there will be a fire, flood or storm that removes mankind from the planet....
Yeah, there’s an app for that
Hmmm, what? Just a sec. I’m in the middle of downloading another cool app....
Finding the right fit proved an epic quest
As my faithful, front yard ficus tree looked more and more strangled, I began a search for a larger pot and new home for it....
I know the cholla cactus only too well
“The desert is full of wonderful plants, including sand verbena, chuparosa and the cholla,” the article read....
I’ll never love an early alarm
Since I can’t and actually don’t want to stop working, it appears I may have to stop taking vacations. I’m enjoying them far too much....
It’s hard to leave city of Boston
I just got back from Boston and, I am smiling, as usual. What is it, do you suppose, that makes Boston such an endearing city?...
What’s in a name?
I know it’s true. It’s the plot of half the TV shows I watch. Fraud is rampant in our world today and there are charlatans...
Losing the man who was always there for me
By the time this goes to print, I may have stopped weeping at random moments. Perhaps not. My blue-eyed, Irish, Air Force fighter pilot, 95-year-old...
I’ve still got a thing for trains
It’s cool enough to live by the ocean, but the second coolest thing around here are the trains....
Finding stories in humility
I just realized that my life is a bit upside down. Whenever some mortifying disaster strikes, my first thought is “Well, I can get a...
Spa day not-so-tranquil
As my neck cramped up midday Friday, a light came on in my aching head. I remembered I had a lovely spa gift card just...
Microwave’s wonders never cease
Oh, great. My house stinks of burned cookies — again....
It ain’t easy being a librarian
I know. Being a librarian sounds like the perfect job. You spend all day surrounded by glorious books and handing them out to smiling youngsters....
Look, but don’t eat
I am pretty certain I know what grounds are listed on Martha Stewart’s divorce papers. I’ll bet her husband kept eating her centerpieces. She no...