I’d put money….and you should, too…..on the odds that I’ve played bridge longer than just about anyone you know.  Let’s be clear.  That doesn’t make me a better bridge player, by any means.  It just means I’ve had my feet under a bridge table for slightly over 70 years at this point. My parents played […]

And what a long, and sometimes bumpy, road trip it’s been.  It all started with the foot.   The broken one.  People with heavy casts on their right foot shouldn’t drive cars.  And thus began Phase One of the Mister’s “Driving Miss Sallie” program. It was, simply, a concept born of necessity. As we entered Phase Two, […]

We’re vaccinated, double-masked and rarin’ to go. We’re anti-bodied, certified and ready to roll. We’re showered, shod, scented and styled. We’re lip-sticked, eye-lined, powdered and rouged. We’re highlighted, gelled, teased and sprayed. We’re manicured, pedicured, polished and painted. Keys are in hand, there’s gas in the tank. Look out world, here we come! Or maybe […]

Winston has over 250,000 faithful Tik-Tok followers who hang on every moment of Winston as he watches his favorite movies.  Winston’s not into just any old movies.  He has a strong preference, if not a singular focus, for doggy movies.  Movies like Old Yeller,  Lassie,  Lady and the Tramp.   We all like to identify with […]

Vaccinated, that is. That’s the question on everyone’s lips these days.  Followed, of course, by many other questions. When is/was your appointment?  Where did you go?  Which kind did you get?   How’d you get so lucky to get one in January? Was the line long?  Did you have a reaction?  Did your arm hurt/itch? When’s […]

As I bump into the ever-shrinking walls of our house, I find myself in need of a mantra.  A few words to play with in my head that tell me that I’m doing the right thing, right now.  This continued isolation thing, the scary stats, the sad stories, all call for soothing words. Comforting words. […]

“Well, now.” That’s what my mother always said at the start of a declaration. Hands on her hips, distaste on her lips.  You knew you’d better listen up. Then she’d elaborate. “Well, now,” she’d say, “I’ve seen it all!” It might have been alarmum over a friend’s new hair-do, perhaps a comment she objected to, […]