During the summer, every fourth Friday, we host our friends for cheeseburgers and games. The deal is that FL makes the burgers, I make dessert and everyone else brings…something. We usually end up with a mix of things, from side dishes and desserts to whole pizzas to butter mints. It’s delightful. Yesterday, everyone brought cake.
In March, Kevin and I (along with our friends Paul and Jenn, aka the baby sister that my mother was too selfish to give me) went on a cruise through the Panama Canal. 10-year-old me would be thrilled. NGL, 59-year-old me was pretty thrilled, too. The thing about the canal that surprised me, though, was
It’s a weird new year. We are all sick (well, except for FL) (but including Lois and Richard) and I’ve been not taking any gummies, less they interfere with the otc cold medicine. So sleep has been weird. The one thing I have noticed off my meds (I mean, I have a med card so
The things I will think about to avoid thinking abut what’s going on in Washington. So, I tell people I am a hard introvert. I prefer being alone to almost any other state, I crave quiet and the comfort of a completely empty schedule. People exhaust me. I want a comfy chair, a good book,
Long day today, so all I have energy for is this. I really want to talk tattoos, but that may wait till Friday. Anyway— If you could make your pet understand one thing, what would it be? If I could have just one superpower, I think it might be the ability to talk to animals.
Today was the darkest day in a minute, but I guess we carry on. What choice do we have? I remember after John died, people telling me how strong I was. I didn’t understand that. Being strong is facing a situation about which you have a choice and choosing the hard thing. All I was
Today’s post started as so many have in January, with one of them fancy fauxanuary prompts: In what ways do you communicate online? First, I have to admit that I was happy that this was such an easy and direct question. I’m in the middle of the latest Louise Penny Armand Gamache book and except
I spent the day today in my new reading chair, you know, reading. I told my friend Lowell that I think that having the reading chair will mean that I doomscroll less, read more and he said “so it’s your mental wellness chair?” RIGHT! Think back on your most memorable road trip. In 1992, in
I have mentioned before that I have MS, and I am pretty disabled. I mean, I’m not like quadriplegic -disabled. I can walk, poorly. I need a step to get into bed and a walker for most walking that isn’t just to the restroom. I can stand for a fairly long period of time, if
What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life? As with so many things, my thoughts on this one have flippity-flopped over the years. I used to say that I would take any pill you would hand me if it meant that I could live forever. I made it very clear
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