Have you heard the news? After 70 years in the business of mail-order music, Columbia House is ceasing operations on September 15, 2026. What’s that you say? You didn’t even know they were still around. Welcome to the club- the secondary club of not knowing they were still around. The primary club, of course being … Continue reading Columbia House Closure: A Nostalgic Look Back
An open post to MOH (my other half). Cheers! Another year, another anniversary. Sometimes as I look lovingly across the table at you and I can see you wondering... What did I sign up for? This. You signed up for this. And we are both very happy about it. 😊 We got married, bought a … Continue reading Happy Anniversary. #39, In The Can.
Question: If you were a pie, what kind of pie would you be? I follow a gal on Instagram (Emma Plowright @plowrong) who asks ridiculous (her word, not mine) questions that you can pose to your partner, friend, sibling, coworker, etc. MOH and I recently had a fun time answering a group of her questions, … Continue reading Pie, Anyone?
Some days it seems like everything that could go wrong, does go wrong. And then there are days where you’re feeling good – and things go right. Those are often the days I buy a lottery ticket; you know, just in case. This past Wednesday was a good day. For a month or more – ever … Continue reading My Lucky Day
Originally published Father's day June 21, 2020 My dad's been gone 34 years. I've lived my entire adult life without him. Yet his words and lessons are relevant today, and resound in my life every day. Love your spouse and make your family a priority. He loved my mom and everyone knew it. They hugged, … Continue reading Lessons from My Dad: Cherishing Family Values
Many of you know I love dogs. Big dogs, little dogs, breed dogs, mutts. I love them. All of them. It’s been fifteen years since we had to say goodbye to Cody – our first dog and the original member of our pack. It’s been two years since our sweet Sunny (the final member of our original pack) passed … Continue reading Welcome Home Odin and Ozzie: Our New Dachshund Duo
The other day I was running a couple of errands during my lunch hour and took a side street I don’t regularly travel. I was surprised to see a young willow tree in a small residential front yard. That’s not something I see very often, and as you may know, I keep an eye out for my … Continue reading Watching for the Willows
Photo by Mike Northcott on Pexels.com Me: Knock Knock MOH: Who’s There? Me: Interrupting Cow MOH: Interrupting C… Me: Mooo! I’m not a small talker. You won’t catch me in a waiting room making chit chat with my fellow waiters. I’m not good at meeting new people nor keeping up my end of the conversation, particularly if … Continue reading Interrupting Cow
I’ve written half a dozen blogs about my mom, and half a dozen more featuring my mom. I’m not sure the world needs another blog about my mom, but apparently I do, because here we are. Last week I posed a question to family and a few friends – ‘How are you like your mother?’ It’s … Continue reading How Are You Like Your Mother?
Backpacks fill the seats of an empty school bus in sunlight Last week, in my blog about field trips https://wp.me/paArEe-1r3 I mused that I could probably write a whole blog about my love for riding the school bus. Challenge accepted. I’ll mention again that I was a walker, so riding the school bus was not a … Continue reading Nostalgic School Bus Memories
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