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The Things We Keep
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
Posted in Favorite posts, Just Blogging
Tagged aging, family, Garage sales, home, life, marriage, memories, personal, women
23 Comments
Sorry, I Think You Have the Wrong Number
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
Posted in Just Blogging
Tagged aging, home, humor, iPhone, life, personal, phones, Smart phones, technology, women
29 Comments
Where Has the Time Gone?
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
Posted in Favorite posts, Just Blogging
Tagged children, family, grandchildren, Grandparent, home, life, Love, personal, relationships
36 Comments
Snap Decisions
I am not good at making decisions. One reason is because I want to make everybody happy. If someone asks me where I’d like to go to dinner, I usually say, “Oh, anything’s fine with me. You pick.” Same thing … Continue reading
Posted in Just Blogging
Tagged home, Home and Garden, humor, life, marriage, personal, Shopping, Steam mops, Wood flooring
27 Comments
Tested by Fire
We did not get to see our brand new great-nephew this past weekend because he had to go back to the hospital to be put under the bilirubin lights for a case of newborn jaundice, a common occurrence, but nonetheless … Continue reading
Posted in Just Blogging
Tagged Child, children, family, grandparents, home, life, parenting, personal, relationships
25 Comments
Kitchen Tables Are Special
The first furniture I bought when we got married was our kitchen table and chairs. The New England pine table was made by a craftsman in his workshop near Redding, Connecticut, and it had not one nail in it, only … Continue reading
Posted in Favorite posts, Just Blogging
Tagged children, family, Furniture, home, Kitchen tables, life, memories
37 Comments
Controlling Your Fate
Last week, when my little four-year-old friend, N. came for her weekly visit, she forgot to bring the memory game we were going to play, so I improvised. I took an old cookie sheet and put ten items on it: … Continue reading
Some Chapters Are Beginning to Close for Good
When I started to write this blog, I never gave much thought to what direction I was going to go with it. I certainly never wanted it to be thought of as an old person’s blog, or a blog about … Continue reading