Books, books, and more books

I’ve always been an avid reader. It started with Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, moved on to Kathleen Woodiwiss,  Danielle Steele, and Harlequin romances, and then to biographies or…

More than a sassy new haircut

I can’t just sit home any longer.  I’m itching to DO something.  I need to put my reflections and loose conclusions about my life into some context; that is what is at…

Winter Storm Preparation

I have lived through some memorable storms, so this one isn’t making me nervous. There was the January 1975 blizzard in Minnesota when I was babysitting and got stuck at…

What is a weekend?

This morning I read an article that was a  series of quotes supposedly about leadership   They were from the Dowager Countess or Whatever-her-name-is from Downton Abbey (find here). I haven’t watched…

Reclaiming the house…and myself

By this time last year, 52 days after Kevin’s passing,  I was well into the “reclaiming” frenzy that would occupy my hands and my mind for most of the year, as…

Winning the Lottery

My late husband’s financial plan always relied on winning the lottery, and he faithfully bought a ticket when the numbers got high enough.  If he ever won more, I never…

A few truths I’ve accepted

I read a posting on Facebook the other day.  It said: When I look back on my life, I see pain, mistakes, and heartache.                 When I look in the…

We are all Connected

As I said in my post earlier this week (Remembering Dad), our grief (at least, my grief) is tied to other events in our (my) past. I can’t simply remember…

Remembering Dad

Today is the second anniversary of my Dad’s passing.  He liked to project a tough guy image to us kids, so he wasn’t the Father-Knows-Best kind of dad. In fact,…