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Gone but not Forgotten – Objects, Idioms and Attitudes

First and foremost, I miss telephones. Real ones with heavy bases we could rest on our laps, key pads we ..


Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered – Musings about Love

Forgetting youthful angst of the “When is he (she) going to call me?” variety, let’s get down to basics and ..


The Dreadful Tale of the School House Clock

Recently, I sold the row house where I had lived for over thirty years. I was more than happy about ..


Thus Spake Brave Horatius (and Winston Churchill): Movie Review of The Darkest Hour

It isn’t often that two of my heroes, living centuries apart, can collide magnificently in a darkened movie theater on ..


A Bit about George

Of the thousands of stories my late husband told me that I should have written down (but did not), a ..


Ode to Re-Gifting

I have this pair of mittens (Well, in actual fact, it’s four) That I’ve received as gifts so far And soon, I’ll get ..


The Poppy and the Kiss

It was the first Memorial Day parade that I’d gone to since my husband died. He, Warren, had been a soldier ..


Who Knew?

I have two secret vices, and I love to be caught out on both. The first concerns driving. When I am ..


Idle Musings about Simple Genius

So imagine yourself with a sloped forehead, a hairy body, and stubby toes. You are sitting outside a cave in ..


Tilting at Windmills: Mouse in the House ... Eek!!!

I once was calm and elegant, A credit to my sex. With nothing to disturb my poise … To bother or perplex. I baked; ..


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