Years That Answer

I know anger, only too well. It is the death of the spirit, like burning in Hell. It also feels pretty good at times, quite seductive. I ind...

What a week, right?  We live in exciting times, and I experienced all the highs and lows the unexpected excitement all this profound politic...

Aaack!  My upper arm still hurts, 5 months after that damn fall that broke my patella. When I fell last September, the med team asked if I h...

Sometimes I simply shut down. This happens when I'm overwhelmed but I don't realize I need a break. Then my unconscious mind steps i...

I was never beautiful, although I think there were times in my life when I was reasonably attractive. If not attractive because of beauty, t...

If you are in it for the long haul, you have to pace yourself.  It is important to know when to rest, when to breathe deep, and when to look...

I found a new hair stylist to cut my hair.  She is my daughter's stylist and I like her very much.  She does a good job, charges reaso...

My husband and I dug up and divided Louisiana Irises this morning.  I was gloriously filthy by the time we were done. The sunscreen I slathe...

I am not an introvert. However, I have lived with one for 47 years, I bore and raised one, and I have many close friends and lifelong influe...

I've reduced my Christmas card list in recent years, as many people have. Some send me a card in return, some don't. It is a lot of ...

I'm still thinking about snark and how it holds us back.  I think in the patriarchal past "ladies" have had to resort to ...

It is a woodturner’s dream down here in Florida. Piles of downed tree trunks and limbs have been hauled to the front ...

We are trying to get ready for this monster hurricane. Irma will find her way to Central Florida on Sunday. We are trying to prepare both ph...

I can't remember the last time I had the flu, it has been that long. Today is the 12th day of sickness for me. Although I have been up a...

In some ways I still have not totally adjusted to this retirement thing. For many years I got up at 5:30 a.m. I sleep until between 7:00 a...

I recently accompanied my daughter, M, to my 13 year old granddaughter's middle school where E is in rehearsal for a play. M is the par...

Not only am I NOT a good traveler, I a m a red hot anxiety -ridden mess . Sure, I love being other places and I always have a great time. ...

In my not-so-humble , completely non-medical opinion there is no virtue to suffering in silence. Repressing your emotional pain is conveni...

I turned 65 recently. Over the past few months I have drawn up a will, signed up for Medicare, re-balanced my retirement investments, and bo...

I recently read a review for The Lightning Tree , a book by Emily Woof. The last sentence of the review said "...she succeeds in conve...