I love a road trip with the right people. I'm lucky enough to have the right people in my life. On a recent journey, the driver had picked up several music CDs from the library. One of them was Awesome Mix Volume 1 from the Guardians of the Galaxy movie. While singing along and chatting, … Continue reading Road Trips and Friendships
Day: June 14, 2018
#UpbeatAuthors: Next Step on the Ladder
I am currently in a strange state of waiting. Or maybe it's a holding pattern. I'm facing retirement from my day job within the next five to ten years. Hard to believe the time has come to start thinking about that, but there you have it. Another rung on the ladder of my life. I … Continue reading #UpbeatAuthors: Next Step on the Ladder
I’m In the Wrong Body
I am a short woman. And, like the famous teapot, I am also stout. I'm built like a fireplug. A keg. I purchase most of my clothes on line or from catalogs, for a variety of reasons (but that's another blog post). But many plus-size catalogs are meant for Amazon women, not teapots. My sense of style … Continue reading I’m In the Wrong Body
Old-Fashioned Words
When my son was either in Kindergarten or first grade, his teacher told him to put on his rain coat. He asked, "Do you mean my slicker?" His teacher explained to him that "slicker" was an old-fashioned word for rain coat. I once referred to a meal my husband particularly likes as a "larder" meal. … Continue reading Old-Fashioned Words
A Book from Long Ago
I inherited my reading habit from my mom and my grandmother. I actually inherited my grandmother's library when she passed. I can't think of a single thing I wanted more. My mom used to belong to a book club, so there were lots of hardcover books around. One, a favorite of us all, was For Time … Continue reading A Book from Long Ago