Years That Answer

It is New Year's Eve and I guess I should review and evaluate the past year if for no other reason that it is an interesting ritual.  Pl...

There is a lot of talk these days of living in or experiencing the moment, of being "mindful."  Unfortunately, words are cheapened...

Will the sappiness never end?  Sorry, but it IS Christmas time which just turns me into a simpering wimp.  Or maybe a whimpering si...

In one week it will be Christmas. I think I am ready. I believe all my purchases have been made and the packages are wrapped. The tree and d...

I made fruitcake for the holidays. I know – Ick.  Many people hate it. I like my mother’s dark fruitcake recipe, which I make witho...

I love Christmas. I love everything about it except for the rampant materialism. I DO like giving and receiving presents, though. ...

It is a comfort to have friends who will always support me, always be on my side. I have only had a couple of friends like that in my lif...

Today I am thankful for visitors and holidays, because without them my house would never get cleaned. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who is ...

Florida is all about water. Being a peninsula, it is surrounded by water. The rainy season is akin to the deluge.  In fact, o ne -fifth of t...

I have been sorting through my failures and taking inventory of my limitations now that I have the time in retirement to tackle all th is ...