Enough with the red hair. I now have a new cranial prosthesis–no fooling, that’s what it’s called for insurance and IRS purposes–and I’m wigged. This one is more like my own hair, except easier to maintain. But enough about hair loss.
Today’s post is about turning into my mother, many a daughter’s fear *LOL*. First, you [...]

When I was a kid, we often had to cut corners to make ends meet and put food on the table. Thus the addition of SPAM on my mother’s grocery list. My mother was particularly adept at using this meat-in-a-can product. She’d Virginia bake it with pineapple and cloves, fry it with [...]

I didn’t think anything would top Ridley’s version of ‘Robin Hood’ for my viewing pleasure this week. The movie was fabulous – castles, mail, swords, Crowe…I was in medieval junkie heaven and can’t wait to be able to buy the dvd. And then along comes two and one half hours of ‘Lost’ to prove [...]

When we moved from upstate NY to Florida, we had to learn not only about plants we’d never seen before, but also how to grow the ones we were familiar with. To do so, we took a couple of horticultural courses included in the Adult Education curriculum at the local high school and given [...]

This is the first year I didn’t colour eggs, or make up baskets for the “boys”. Of course, since the “boys” are 50ish and 34 I assumed it wouldn’t really be a problem. Ha ha ha. That’ll learn me.
Dinner will be at my mom’s, minus both of my “boys”. The older one will be [...]

It used to be, long ago, that when I got bored in the middle of winter, I’d stock up on books and read for days on end. Mmmmm, that’s not happening so much anymore. Now, usually, I’ll just swap out doc files and work on another story.
But sometimes…when I’m really tired and [...]

Reaching senior citizen status isn’t all that bad . . . for the most part. Oh, sure, your mind is still operating on twenty-year-old time, and your body can’t keep up. Staying awake to catch the eleven o’clock news is a challenge. Going into a clothing store and trying to find clothes that don’t make [...]

Do you hear that? Listen closely. There – that quiet silence permeating the neighborhood, bolstered by the fresh blanket of snow. Even the cars seem quieter as they ramble down the street at a much slower rate of speed.
As much as I like the hustle and bustle of the holidays, I prefer the quiet [...]

I love most holiday music.  I have dozens of CDs, everything from John Tesh and Harry Connick, Jr. to Elvis and the Carpenters.  I especially enjoy the anthologies (such as A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS or SOUL CHRISTMAS) featuring various artists.  I’m nuts about Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Mannheim Steamroller.  I even have a couple of Christmas [...]

With only a dozen days left till Christmas, you may be feeling the pressure. Are you hosting a dinner party or open house? Is your gift shopping completed? Are the decorations up? Are you relaxed and enjoying the holiday season?
Did you answer “no” on that last one? Oops. Perhaps [...]