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Category Archives: Just Blogging
Color My World
My husband and I were on our way home from visiting my brother and sister-in-law this weekend when I asked my husband if he had remembered the items my brother left for us on the dresser. “Yes, I put them … Continue reading
Posted in Just Blogging
Tagged Colorblindness, Colors, humor, life, Men and colors, women
22 Comments
Decisions, Decisions
Our Hammacher Schlemmer catalog came in the mail this week, and I’m having trouble deciding what to buy. I don’t have unlimited resources, so I need to be selective. I’ve narrowed it down to three items. Maybe you can help … Continue reading
These Shoes Were Made for Walkin’
Last week my mom and I were having a conversation about shoes. My mom has always been a lover of shoes. Not quite with Imelda Marcos exhuberance, but had Dad been a richer man, maybe a close rival. Because my … Continue reading
Posted in Favorite posts, Just Blogging
Tagged aging, family, life, memories, mothers and daughters, personal, relationships, women
33 Comments
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning!
I’m sitting outside on my patio and enjoying my second cup of coffee. Without a sweatshirt. Not a cloud in the sky. Azaleas starting to bloom and hostas getting huge. Irises about to burst. Ahhhh. Is this long enough for … Continue reading
A Moment of Reflection
We had just finished painting the living room, and my husband was removing the painter’s tape from the walls. “I’ll have to get the paint out and touch up this area,” he said. I took a look at the area … Continue reading
Posted in Just Blogging
Tagged Guilt, humor, life, marriage, memories, personal, relationships, women
12 Comments
Fifty Shades of Gray
Though I have not read the book everyone is talking about, I know enough about people to see how deeply in bondage many of them are. To be so torn between doing what is natural and what is unnatural but satisfying … Continue reading
Posted in Just Blogging
Tagged aging, gray hair, hair color, humor, life, personal, women
46 Comments
Changing Lightbulbs
My nephew Thomas is finishing law school at Regent University here in Virginia Beach. He comes over every week or so for a home-cooked meal and conversation. A kind and thoughtful young man, he likes to help people when he sees they have … Continue reading
Posted in Just Blogging
Tagged acts of kindness, aging, community, family, home, life, personal, women
18 Comments
Spring Fever
Spring will not officially arrive for forty days, but yesterday I had spring fever. The temperature reached an unseasonably 70 degrees, so my husband and I went hiking in First Landing State Park. We picnicked under loblolly pines and live … Continue reading
Posted in Just Blogging
Tagged Boston snow, exercise, First Landing State Park, personal, photography, Pictures, Spring fever, Travel, Virginia, women
16 Comments
If the Shoe Fits…
Today is our 43rd anniversary. I gave my husband the usual sappy, sweet card, but when I opened the one he gave me, instead of the kind that makes me cry, I got one that made me roar with laughter. … Continue reading
Posted in Just Blogging
Tagged aging, Anniversaries, humor, life, Love, marriage, memory, personal, relationships, women
31 Comments
Attention, Please!
My daughter is a very busy mom to three children. I know it’s hard for her to find time to communicate, but I hadn’t heard from her in awhile, so I sent her this survey to get her attention: Dear Mrs. Wilson, You … Continue reading
Posted in Just Blogging
Tagged children, family, humor, life, mothers and daughters, parenting, relationships, women
32 Comments