Life Thoughts

excerpt from the New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/24/bambi-is-even-bleaker-than-you-thought by Kathryn Schulz, Jan. 24, 2022. My dear friend, Cynthia, sounded surprised when I said, "This would make an interesting blog." See what you…

I always hated to cook. My mother loved her kitchen time. Mike and I were the clean-up crew. No problem.  If not for help from an elementary school friend, thank…

I never was a cat person. I would tolerate the strays my daughter regularly brought home (uggg) but never invested emotionally to any—except maybe Igby, who was tragically strangled when he…

Barbie’s official birthday is March 9, 1959, the day she was officially introduced to the world. In its first year, 300,000 Barbie dolls were sold for $3 each. Even if you…

Circa 1955: "My mother was like sand. The kind that warms you on a beach when you come shivering out of the cold water. The kind that clings to your…

Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading.   --Rainer Maria Rilke A man's bookcase will tell you everything you'll ever need to know about him.   –Walter Mosley, crime…

Cones of Shame Honking at me for crossing the street too slowly. I’m still thinking about it.  Pasty-faced businessmen that drive jacked-up pickup trucks.  Plus-size tops with pockets on the…

From: https://wpln.org. DAMON MITCHELL DECEMBER 2, 2021. Paige PflegerWPLN News At the front of The Walls Art Park, a painting of 7-month-old twins, Rileigh and Ryan Rigney, sits on South…

One of my favorite gifts ever and one I treasure displaying on my bedroom-wide bookshelf is a vintage pair of tanned buffalo hide high-top Shoshone moccasins. My ex-husband bought them…