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It’s rare these days when somebody wants my opinion. It seems that I’ve “aged out” of relevancy. Or value. At least as far as market research goes. So, when four educational institutions, each of which I hold in high esteem, asked me to participate in an online survey regarding my political views and behaviors, I […]
During my blogging years, I’ve introduced you to Carolyn. I hope you’ll enjoy getting to know her just a bit better. It’s a longer story than usual but she’s worth every word. Some people just can’t be edited. A few years ago, she had come to Hilton Head from The Villages to spend the night […]
We rate WAZE at the very top of our life-style computer assistants. Just plug in your info and follow its little brick road. It tells you everything you need to know for an angst-free trip. On a recent trip, we asked….and received….excellent directions from point A to point B. We wanted the bi-ways instead of […]
He’s finally back. He abandoned me completely during my time of need. During those two long weeks of sniffling, coughing, sore throat, feverish times. I was all by myself. Left to keep my own company. To take my own temperature. Fetch my own Kleenexes. Not that he’s particularly adept in filling any of those needs. […]
When we were first married, the Mister’s father gave us one share of stock in Scott Paper. It seemed a bit odd at the time but there was something lovely in that gift that I didn’t originally appreciate. I was thinking about that the other day as my Christmas “tissue” blog is being re-blogged below. […]
There’s no comfort in being cold. Even less in having one. I understood that first hand when I caught one recently. My first in over twenty years! The dis-comfort of chills and coughs, aches and pains, sniffles and fever came crashing down. That night, as I gathered up warm blankets and boxes of tissues for […]
Both the Mister and I like socks. We each have a broad assortment; mine considerably larger than his but still. We’re in agreement that socks are not just for chilly weather any more. They can make a statement or just be fun. For the most part, we’re of one happy mind about the whole sock […]
It was a lovely Thanksgiving Day in the Low Country. Blue skies, fresh breezes, light traffic. We gathered at our children’s house and always look forward to seeing our daughter-in-law’s parents. We’ve been friends from the get-go. We’re lucky that way. The porch on the May River was wonderfully sittable. Cocktails were served, conversation flowed. […]
It’s that time of year when we go all Norman Rockwell. We get out the good china, the colorful tablecloths, the pretty glasses. Gourds and autumn leaves decorate our houses. Families do their best to get together and we deeply miss the ones who can’t be with us. And then there’s the food. Always too […]
I guess we’re lucky to still have one. Some days it’s so thin, the Mister says he could shave with it. I understand I’m in the minority but I still want my physical paper in my hot little hands every morning and I’m not happy if it’s not there by 6 am. I need the […]
That one, simple, scary word sends shivers up my spine. And it has nothing to do with ghosties and goblins. Halloween’s all about the nifty costumes and the requisite creativity to make them. I find that utterly terrifying. As parents, we’d send our boys out into the dark of night, “dressed” in the Mister’s old […]
When it comes to enjoying artistic endeavors, I prefer to by-pass those things. I like my artists up close and personal. Unscripted. Uncostumed. Unlit. I got lucky many years ago when I worked at the New England Conservatory of Music. Most of the professors at the school were also members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. […]
It was a late summer day so I put my little beach chair in the car and headed to the ocean. October sun, gentle breezes, tourists gone. I found myself closing my eyes to just enjoy it all. Now, you might think that conversations at the beach would be private and contained. But, when there’s […]
“Dear Abby’s” advice column or the New York Times crossword puzzle? The puzzle definitely comes first. At least for me. “Dear Abby” just happens to be on the same page as the puzzle so, yes, I do read her column. Especially when I’m stuck on a clue. One day not long ago, Abby was responding […]
Mostly, they’re just gentle mutterings as one reads his iPad, the other works a crossword puzzle. It’s music of a sort. Humming noises in the background. A soft blur. It’s all easy and expected. Until last Saturday morning when one uttered the following: “I was visited by smells last night.” Then the world stops. There’s […]