The shopping kerfuffle

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The beloved husband decided to buy new pants. He lost weight a year or two back and never replaced this dress pants (which he rarely wears since retirement). Unfortunately this is after he wore clown pants to his class reunion. … Continue reading

Random 5 for April 19

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Sayonara baby! – My Christmas ducks were lounging in public view at the beginning of the week. I have ceramic ducks that I rotate seasonally. They sit on my coffee table or fireplace mantle through the season and then they … Continue reading

The power of people (or more reflections from rehab)

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Author’s Note: Don’t let the title fool you. This isn’t one of those uplifting posts that tells you how wonderful you can be. You can read that stuff on your own time. Long-time readers know that I find most people … Continue reading

Random 5 for April 11 — taxes, socks, thumb, hair, Starbucks courtesy

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Something’s not working here – I have been having a problem lately with socks. They creep down into my shoe. Does that mean my socks are too old and stretched out or my shoes don’t fit quite right? Does anyone … Continue reading

Spring therapy

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Being the great cat owner that I am, yesterday I went to our local garden center to pick up cat grass. Of course they were ecstatic. The four of them were napping on various levels and in different rooms but … Continue reading

Reflections from rehab

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  My thumb took a nosedive. I don’t know how a 15 minute procedure on a small digit can cause so much trouble. The doc thought the scar tissue was strangling a nerve (my term, not his). I wanted to … Continue reading

Random 5 for April 5 – Aging, appointments, surgery, frogs, haircuts

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  The piggy that went to market – My nine-year-old granddaughter had a big toe tumor removed this past week. I always feel badly when children have surgery. It’s scary. I remember when I had my tonsils taken out at … Continue reading