One good thing about the COVID-19 quarantine: A lot of us have been cleaning out closets. I’ve already made two trips to Goodwill and still have a growing stack of items ready for my next excursion. There are two wool “car” coats, a piece of art I won at an art fair, m...
We each have a personal history. A lot of mine has been tossed, over the years, into this trunk (or footlocker). In 1963, it was brand new and brought my teen-age belongings to Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Since then, it has bounced around in basements and closet...
I have been thinking about all of you and hope you are staying well. COVID-19 has been a unifying experience, as we are all experiencing limitations on our lives, no matter where we live.
My “social distancing” began March 14th, after I returned from visiting family in...
Happy New Year to all my blog friends. Twenty-twenty is a fun name for this new year. We used to say “Two Thousand and One,” etc., but now we are off and running with the Twenties.
I don’t make Resolutions, but I do “Remind” myself of things I already know I should be d...
I was never one to collect antiques. In fact, it was rare for me to buy furniture. Most of my furniture came as hand-me-downs from the older generation. Through grandmas and aunts, I received a dining room table and chairs along with various dressers and chests of draw...
My daughter and I were talking about “expectations.” I once heard “expectations breed resentment.” As a grandmother, I have learned not to put expectations upon my grown kids or their children. It causes resentments to say
The three-pound bag of Clementine oranges was a lot for one person. I’m fortunate to live in a 55+ apartment complex, so I asked my neighbor, Mary, if she wanted to share them.
“What’s a Clementine?” she asked. “Never heard of them.”
It’s January 2, 2019, so the YMCA parking lot was packed to the gills today ….all those New Year’s resolutions!
I try to get to the Y three times a week for the deep water exercise class. We have a great time doing the “flutter,” water “jogging” and “cross-country skiin...
