Glimmer, glimmer:
When cleaning out the basement, I found my son's Glo Friends collection from the 80s. They were so gosh darn cute. I'm glad I saved them. Best of all, those "crazy aeronautical … Continue reading >>
Those nasty box cakes
My mother had an electric mixer with a rotating bowl that blended her cakes into creamy smoothness, and she always let me lick the bowl clean. All that yummy raw … Continue reading >>
Since 1985, when our youngest child was a baby, our family has vacationed on the beaches of Cape Hatteras in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
"Doesn't that get boring?" a friend asked. … Continue reading >>
"I see quite a lot of these collections - but this one stands out." ~Tom Brokaw, author of The Greatest Generation
Letters Lost Then Found
At the Scriptorium BookFest, I had the pleasure of sharing a … Continue reading >>
Same old same old:
According to Marriage and Family counselor Dr. John Gottman, 69% of the conflicts in marriage will never be solved. That means we are having the same argument over and over … Continue reading >>
My fondest Christmas memory
In September, 2012, my brother and I helped move my mother, age 91, to her own apartment in a retirement home in Rochester, just five minutes from me. A month or so … Continue reading >>
