The lovely flowers I received from my Bud Rooster for my birthday are still going strong after more than 3…
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Breathing 2…
I was aching all over. A feeling I’ve had before but must’ve forgotten! Not ill, I had no fever, but…
Shads Says it All….
This year we didn’t see Twinkletoes at Christmas. She’d promised to come for a few days, I’d moved furniture around…
Card Exchange…
Ian, my film-maker son, and I have been exchanging cards each month for the last three years…or so he says.…
Happy Birthday Daughts…
Many Happy Returns of the Day Daughts! Twenty-seven already and it seems like only yesterday that Dr. Staub was uncharacteristically…
Flowers from my Bud…
My buddy Rooster sent me flowers for my birthday to thank me for giving him treats and checking on him…
Christmas Now…
My perspective on Christmas is bordering on heresy. Our priest this year told us about the silence he remembered after…
Chinese Food on Christmas Eve…
Christmas Eve dinner is the time to break out old family favorites; recipes that smack of the nursery. Comfort food.…
Christmas Greetings…
“…share your bread with the hungry…bring the homeless poor into your house; Then shall your light break forth like the…
The Signs of Advent…
Long ago when we were adding children every two years or so and working hard we had fun deciding which…