Dear kids, Happy Mother’s Day! To me! I couldn’t have gotten here without you. Thank you for all of your Mother’s Day gifts over the past 23 years, all the kisses and hugs, handmade pictures of your handprint, flowers, and funny cards with other people’s heads Photoshopped in pictures with me. I appreciate everything you’ve […]
Bleached Blondes to the Rescue
The oil that is being vomited into the Gulf of Mexico at the rate of 201,000 gallons a day will make your head spin, it’s so horrible. The bad news is, well, everything. Everything, plus this disaster has ferreted out a few additional crazies. There are actually some people who stayed under the radar […]
Ladies, Start Your Engines
A friend of mine from high school owns and operates a car repair shop in Vermont. She not only fixes cars, she runs seminars and workshops for non-car-type people, telling them things about their cars that they are too busy and afraid to figure out on their own. I just watched a video of […]
RV Adventure Fantasies
Welcome. Come into my kitchen/living room/study/guest bedroom/trunk. I’ve always had an active fantasy life. If you’re a longtime reader, you know I used to dream of living in a ridiculously neat, clean and color coordinated ranch house on Westview in Hubbard, where I would make my own curtains and plant marigolds on the back […]
This is Getting Old
“Age is just a number.” “You’re only as old as you feel.” “It’s the new 30.” “You look great. For your age.” There’s nothing cuter than someone trying to pretend that getting old is not a big deal. Of course it’s a big deal. Don’t go acting like you don’t mind. We all mind. […]
Snake in the Grass
SNAKE!!!! That’s what I posted yesterday, when I came across a long black snake while weeding my front bushes. I was on a phone call and because I have to move around when I talk on the phone (I would make a terrible telephone solicitor or call center employee. I’d wear out entire closets […]