Entries by Sallie

A Postscript….

Dear Friends: After I sent out today’s post, a friend asked me if I’d ever seen Carol Burnett’s skit/take on opening packages. I had not but I just googled it and laughed till I hurt. May I recommend that you do the same. Here’s the link.  Click on it and you’ll laugh too. Carol’s Skit […]

Container Conspiracy

Am I the only one who thinks that the stuff we buy continues to get harder and harder to open? It seems everything is wrapped up, tight as the paper on the wall, and nearly impossible to access. The products instruct us to: “Hold here and pull.” “Pinch there.” Press down and twist.” “Lift ‘n […]

Dropped.

Dear Sir or Madam: Of course, I have no idea who you are but I do know that you have un-subscribed to my little blog.  Discovering that was a very sad way for me to start my week. I don’t check the subscriber stats very often. They are what they are.   But for some reason I checked […]

A Birthday Story

We have a fairly large family, what with the grandchildren, one great-grandchild and another to be born soon. I’ve forgotten more than one birthday, I regret to say, but when the big 50 comes to one of your kids, it’s best to remember it. The middle one got there last week so we’ve been putting […]

Pet Peeves

At my age, I’ve had a few and I feel that I’m entitled to them. My latest ones are awesome and amazing. Oops, that’s not what I meant. Sorry. What I meant to say is that “awesome” and “amazing” are my current pet peeves. There. I think I said it right. It’s those two ubiquitous […]

The Ballet Came to Town Last Monday

I’m sorry you missed it. But don’t feel bad. The only people there anyway were the dancers. And they didn’t even know they were dancers. They were just doing their jobs. But a ballet it was, nevertheless. The backdrop was a simple but beautiful room with inspirational wall hangings. The set was spare and functional. […]

Where, Oh Where Did It Go?

You know the old saying: When one door closes, another one opens. Well, my memory door has slammed shut and someone ate the key but my calf muscles are experiencing a whole new life. See, I’m getting more exercise. Lots more. Walking upstairs, downstairs, all around the house. Searching for lost items. Items lost within […]

“Accentuate the Positive”

I was at the card table recently and the subject of New Year’s resolutions came up. Having never made one, I tuned out. Resolutions tend to be so all or nothing at all. But one of us had a different take on the subject and I perked up a bit. She suggested that we take […]

House Music

We’ve lived in a fair number of houses. Two of them were full of musical instruments. No, not the piano. Not the flute my husband tried to play but never got his embouchure quite right. Not the guitar, the cornet, or the drums, all of which made their way into our basements and bedrooms via […]

Subscriptions

We subscribe to exactly three magazines. We enjoy them but I am wearying of their relentless attempts to get us to renew. And re-renew. They even offer to send a FREE subscription to a friend or family member if I’ll renew….right this very minute. The notices start off with a soft sell, of course. As in: […]

Food for Thought

The over-used electronic world is one of my pet peeves. I’ve said this before. Now, I’m certainly not against access to information, to education, to entertainment, to the world. Not at all. My concern is that its obsessive use draws us away from conversation, from face-to-face interaction, from time together. My feelings were recently echoed, […]

We grinched yesterday

I usually love that. Cleaning up, getting rid of all the red and green, the glitter, the shedding fir. I was always the first on the street to drag the tree to the curb, sometimes as early as Christmas afternoon. My reason, ostensibly, was that it had become a fire hazard. But, really, I just […]

Twig Tree, Redux

Shortly before Christmas, our sweet and unadorned Twig Tree was mysteriously and gloriously decorated with small packages of Cheezits, our favorite cocktail snacks. This apparently happened in the wee hours of the night….or at least sometime after 8 pm….  our usual time to retire. Our grandsons who were visiting were amused by the mischief and creativity […]

Twig Tree

It was a display item in a garden and gift shop, a fixture designed to show off shiny ornaments and other Christmas decorations.   For some reason, we ignored all that jazz, peered behind the glitter and saw the strange and twiggy thing that was meant to be our very own unique and special Christmas tree. […]

I Love A Parade

I’ve always wanted to be in one. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is the ultimate in my dreams. Last weekend was the Bluffton Christmas Parade. It’s a big deal in our town and my neighbor suggested that we participate. Yes, I said. Absolutely! I was hopeful that after a debut parade appearance, albeit a relatively […]