Years That Answer

When I was a little girl I liked to hide just out of sight on the breezeway steps so I could hear my mother and Bernie (the next door neig...

What is this thing they call dirt in Central Florida?  It looks like sand mixed with a little topsoil to me.  You should have seen my face ...

I just came back from an imaging clinic where I was supposed to have an MRI.  I am wildly, breathtakingly claustrophobic and the prospect of...

I spend my days desperately trying to avoid hackers and phone scammers.  They know I am a retired person and they are absolutely de...

Third children are rare these days, but back when most families had a third child it was an interesting role to play. I rarely got to make d...

Let me just say right up front, I am greedy for flowers and plants.  I must have them if I am to be happy.  I need the color, the shapes, th...

It has been a year and a half since I retired and a full year since we sold our house and moved to Central Florida.  T and I gave up many th...

Hey, wait a minute!  Do you remember last time when I said there were no further incidents at the nursing home?  I forgot something. This ...

My mother passed away quite peacefully earlier this week surrounded by 4 of her 5 living children and a wonderful Hospice nurse.  It ...

I am sad to say that my mother is dying. I flew to Northern Indiana early Wednesday morning to be with her and help my siblings care ...