Dress Up Again
Maybe, we should all decide to dress up again and make the day’s events at least seem special. I mean – aren’t all days on earth special – to some extent anyway? Sure, we are all on Zoom, or not Read More …
Category: life
Inch by Inch
A long time ago, I was conditioned to repeat lines from a famous TV show – “inch by inch, step by step, slowly I turned…” – some of you may recognize this series of lines from the Three Stooges. I Read More …
Give Into Your Cravings
If you should decide to give into your cravings, do it right. Make it worth the calories and the guilt. Cheese And I don’t mean a deeply aged cheddar or a rich creamy goat but a simple cooper sharp. Cookies Read More …
This Sweater is Responsible
I just read (sorry retailer who will remain nameless) this sweater is responsible. I had to ask…for what? a cold bare sheep? making date night better? keeping you warm this winter? the impulse to return to Ireland? providing income to Read More …
The Old Standby
When you’re to tired or too cold to go out, you ditch the old standby… Friday night pizza is a bust when they don’t deliver. Instead, get creative. Have the kids make dinner. Make a cheese platter. Sometimes, the old Read More …
Old Jokes
Sometimes the best jokes are the old jokes… Especially when the ones who invented them perform them. Who’s on first. Lucy, Ethel and the chocolate factory. Or, when kids share them for the first time. Knock knock. Who’s there? Interrupting Read More …
The Gift of Old
There are few things better than the gift of old… Treasures, passed down from one family member to another. Books, the ones you loved, read and reread, now shared with your children and grandchildren. Sights, the ones you’ve missed since Read More …
Sometimes As Predicted
Life, is sometimes as predicted. Today was just like many other days. While it was a cold, and eventually quite rainy Friday, it was extremely relaxing. Yes, it was a beautiful new day. A great prelude to a weekend, which Read More …
New Happy Day
May you enjoy a new happy day, when you want… Tomorrow? Next week? Maybe in a month or two? …why not every day? I have thought a lot about this blog post, the one for New Year’s Eve 2020 – Read More …
Different Ending
This year is shaping up with a very different ending than so many others. We made so many plans. We spent time last year with friends, talking about opportunity. Let’s do this again, let’s do this next, let’s go here Read More …