I got this in my inbox yesterday morning from my mother-in-law: Subj: Christmas is Coming (She’s not a Game of Thrones fan – it’s purely a coincidence… made me chuckle anyway. ‘Prepare yourself for what lies ahead…. the holidays are here…. ‘ Fighting White Walkers / Dragon Fights / Christmas Shopping…. I can see my…
This is how I know I am different than normal people. We’ve been having a great time… really nice. It’s New England. It’s fall. It’s stability and schedule. Come on Universe… throw me a bone… There hasn’t been a disaster, emergency, catastrophe or even a fiasco in ages. How do people live like this?! The…
Per Mom, the following updates are mandatorily added BEFORE you read the following. Be advised, “It was the 80s, not, repeat not, the 70s!” ======================================== Each year around my Dad’s birthday, we do a family overnight in Bar Harbor to “visit Bill”. It’s our way of celebrating Dad’s life and legacy, reliving good memories and…
Sitting in the car, heading into town the other day, out of the blue Mom says to me, “You can use me as your foil… if you want to.” Having not personally visited the 1920s, it took me a minute to figure out what ‘foil’ meant in that context. Me to Mom {very serious}, “First,…
Evie has a toothache. I looked. Even I can see it. She has a major cavity between 2 molars. Of course, she does. She has bad teeth genes on my side. That should come as no shock… anyone who reads the blog knows that my teeth fall out regularly. It’s a terrifying party trick and…
