Entries by Sallie

“Pregnancy Keepsake”

June 19, 2022 in /by

I enjoy the Wall Street Journal crossword puzzles.  Have for years.  Tuesday’s puzzles are rarely a problem.  The grid fills quickly and easily.  Such was not the case last Tuesday.  The 35-Across clue, “Pregnancy Keepsake,” totally threw me.  It was nine letters long so obvious answers like “baby,” “infant,” “child,” or “newborn” didn’t do the […]

Reunion Field Trip?

June 12, 2022 in /by

The Mister had a college reunion this weekend. Alas, we didn’t attend. We’d planned to be there, but stuff happened so we stayed home. Even if we’d gone to the reunion, we wouldn’t have marched, all decked out in school colors, down the main drag or gathered in large celebrations with other classes. We had […]

Leonard Bernstein conducts West Side Story

June 5, 2022 in /by

Looking for a diversion? Something to make your heart soar? Something to lift your spirits? Something to keep you on the edge of your seat with joyful anticipation? Something to leave you singing and maybe even dancing? Well, have I got a deal for you. Leonard Bernstein wrote the music for West Side Story in […]

Natural Disasters

May 29, 2022 in /by

We know, here in South Carolina, that we’ll have hurricanes.   We knew, back in Ohio, that we would get tornadoes. I knew, way back in West Virginia, that the rivers would flood. And so it goes. Natural disasters happen. We expect them. Usually, we get warnings. We stock up on supplies and then we hunker […]

Step By Step

May 22, 2022 in /by

That’s what I’ve done for the last 13 years.  I’ve taken it step by step, always keenly, and often painfully aware of every single step.  The left foot is always ready to go; the right one, well, not-so-much. It’s a bit like a recalcitrant child; it would stomp its own foot in protest if it […]

The New Yorker

May 15, 2022 in /by

It’s long been considered to be a thinking person’s magazine.  Their thoughtful, in-depth essays are intended to engage your brain, cause reflection and make you just a little smarter than you were before you read them.  There’s also a fair amount of poetry.  Much of it too obscure for the likes of me. And, alas, […]

Is The Party Over?

May 8, 2022 in /by

Oh, the parties. The tea parties, the bridge parties, the dinner parties, the birthday parties.  All eventually come to an end. Guests rise from their seats, say their warm good nights and go home.  Unless, of course, someone utters those three little words:  “Roe V. Wade.”  At that point, all hell is apt to break […]

Where Should I Put My Wine?

May 1, 2022 in /by

I look at pictures of fancy, stylish and obviously very expensive rooms and wonder where I might put my glass of wine.  Or my scotch and soda.  Or my Coca Cola. As I study the pictures, I can’t find a single accessible spot for any of those little goodies because that spot doesn’t exist.  So, […]

Doctors Orders.

April 24, 2022 in /by

We knew what to do and how to do it.  We’re pros at getting our Covid vaccines.  Two regular shots and one booster shot have taught us well and caused no problems along the way.   So, as we went to our appointment for the second booster, we thought nothing of it.  Been there, done that.  […]

I’d Love A Coven

April 17, 2022 in /by

I think a coven might be just what I need right now.  What could be better than a gathering of thirteen witches who share similar interests and activities? With that in mind, I’m seriously on the hunt for twelve, good and true, witches to join me. I’ve never looked poorly on witches.  To the contrary, […]

I Had To Take A Sleeping Pill.

April 10, 2022 in /by

No, not because I’d watched the horrors of war, or some bizarre political shenanigans, or anything Covid-related I had to take a sleeping pill because I couldn’t stop laughing. We had just watched the first two episodes of “Julia,”  now playing on HBO Max.  There’ve been other shows about Julia Child but this one, well, […]

Dear Southern Living Magazine:

April 3, 2022 in /by

Let me begin by telling you that I was, once upon a time, a devoted subscriber to your magazine, but when you got all crazy-focused on recipes, that was the end of our relationship. I actually wish I were still in a position to cancel my subscription right now so as to make a stronger statement […]

It Probably Wasn’t Any Of My Business.

March 27, 2022 in /by

No, let me be clearer.  It was absolutely none of my business but that doesn’t mean I didn’t have some thoughts about it.  So here goes. There were six of us at lunch earlier this week.  A friend had been visiting and we were gathered to tell her how much we’d enjoyed seeing her and […]

What Time Is It?

March 20, 2022 in /by

Such a simple, seemingly innocuous, question.  But twice a year, that question becomes fraught with confusion and angst. That, of course, is due to the inanity (at least to me) of switching from back and forth from Daylight Savings to Eastern Standard.  And maybe it’s just me again, but those events frequently appear to coincide […]

It’s My Blog…..

March 13, 2022 in /by

And I’ll cry if I want to.  And, cry I do when I see images of Ukraine, its land and its people.  I want to look away but something tells me to watch. To watch at least enough to be aware. To be connected, in some very small way, to their plight. No, I don’t […]