Tag Archives: personal

The Things We Keep

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Saturday our little neighborhood is having a garage sale. Since neither George nor I are packrats, I haven’t found too many things to offer at the end of my driveway. An old crockpot, a roaster oven, a camping stool, melamine … Continue reading →

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Christmas in May

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

I just returned from visiting my sister-in-law, and my brother may not let me come back. My brother and sister-in-law are both retired and do everything together, including shopping. However, their shopping consists mainly of going to the hardware store. … Continue reading →

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Sorry, I Think You Have the Wrong Number

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

Many years ago, about 1980, my husband was issued a mobile phone for his work as Director of Security and Chief of Police for a university in Texas.  It was a huge thing,  the size of a brick and about … Continue reading →

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Learning History the Best Way

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

My girlfriend, Linda, is visiting this week.  Since we’ve been friends for over fifty years, we know each other pretty darn well.  Before she arrived, my husband made plans for her first few days with us as he would get … Continue reading →

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My Grandpa Could Sing Like George Beverly Shea

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

George Beverly Shea died Tuesday at the age of 104.  Many of you have never heard of him, I’m sure, but I grew up listening to him sing gospel hymns in his booming baritone when he accompanied Billy Graham on … Continue reading →

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Sunrise on Chesapeake Bay

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

It is so rare to be able to see the sunrise over the water where you are treated to the awesome sight of that golden orb first breaking the surface of the horizon. Since I knew we were going across … Continue reading →

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Exhaustion

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

I am exhausted.  Totally.  Maybe it was staying up to midnight and beyond every night when my usual bedtime is 9:30.  But when you get to spend a week with your daughter, son-in-law and granddaughters having an X-Men marathon, binging … Continue reading →

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The Monthly Visitor My Husband Dreads

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

No, no, no, not that.  I’m waaaay past that.  I’m talking about my monthly subscription to Better Homes and Gardens. This time of year it is filled with ideas for make-overs and projects for the house and yard. I have … Continue reading →

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Life is Just Like That

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

Today my beautiful little baby girl turned forty.  Lest you say, as you surely will or should, “Susan, you are much too young to have a daughter that age,” our joke is that she is actually my husband’s daughter by … Continue reading →

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Where Has the Time Gone?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

Fifteen years ago today, I became a grandmother.  I could have phrased this differently:  My beautiful, talented granddaughter is fifteen years old today.  But this is my blog, so it’s all about me.  As I was saying, I became a … Continue reading →

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