I recently saw a post on a social media platform that made me laugh so hard that it brought up tears. Unfortunately, I do not recall what venue it came through, so I can not give this guy credit, but I loved his post: He stands against a large brick wall that you can imagine is the outside of a
I know that many schools have started classes in late August; however, others are beginning at the traditional time in September. When I was a girl, school always started the day after Labor Day. Mother made new dresses for each of us, and a picture was always in order. I imagine you may have a collection of those first day
Three of my friends are amid major transitions. For varied reasons, they are picking up stakes and moving. One couple has decided that with their only son going off to college they want a fresh start and are selling their home and renting for a year to have time to figure out where they want to land. Yikes! I cannot
My friend Edda posted this on Facebook and it gave me a chuckle. In 1949, my mother had 4 children and sewed all of our clothes as store-bought things were too expensive. Quite often the sewing was adjusting the things my sister had grown out of so they would fit me. Those, of course, bypassed my brother but his suits
Do you remember seeing this act at the circus or on television where this guy has these tall sticks, and he puts a plate on the top of the stick and starts it spinning and then moves to the next stick and does the same thing. As a kid, I thought that was really wild and wanted to magically do
How many of you like rhubarb? How many of you know what rhubarb is? Ahhh, exactly what I thought. For me, rhubarb is a throwback to childhood. My daughter recently took me there by asking for a rhubarb pie for her birthday. Totally out of season! But being resourceful, I found a bakery online that not only made rhubarb pie
Do you remember hearing this when you were a kid? But do you have any idea of its origin? A bit of Googling will soon uncover the variety of sources that rival the flora themselves. One origin comes from 1157 as a short “poem” by Thomas Tusser reading: “Sweet April Showers Do Spring May Flowers”. A rival notion is that
When I was a little girl, my sister remarked that I was going to grow up to be a feminist. At the time, I had no idea what that word meant. I felt like the little girl coming back into the second-grade class after being out for weeks with appendicitis and surgery to find this new word on the blackboard:
I love it when clients teach me new things or say something in a way that strikes me so profoundly that I want to share it. This is one of those phrases. We are born connected to another human, and we spend our lives making connections with others. Often, we are searching for that best friend with whom we can
In the last post, I was embarrassed to discover that I had typed “waist” instead of “waste”. Two very different ideas. One, of course, being around your middle and one being unwanted material. So, of course, I am embarrassed by my error but hope that you offered me grace or got a laugh. Those seem to be the major choices.
