How Adaptable Are You?

I’ve been thinking about habit and adaptability this week. It started with dessert forks in the sink. And when I say dessert forks, I mean the forks with the short tines that first my mother, and now I, use for birthday cake and Thanksgiving pie. Other than those two events, I can’t say they get … Continue reading How Adaptable Are You? →

They Say It’s Your Birthday

I am older this week. Actually, I am older every week, but this week I had a birthday, a certain reminder that I am getting older. Sometimes I feel older – when I’m shuffling carefully across an icy sidewalk, when I find out kids I babysat are now in their 40s, or when I, unexpectedly, … Continue reading They Say It’s Your Birthday →

How Do You Thank Someone…

… who has taken you from crayons to perfume? This week I’ve been thinking about the different ways to thank people, and I couldn’t resist following that question with the rest of the line from the song: To Sir With Love, performed by Lulu. And as long as I’ve put it out there, that’s a … Continue reading How Do You Thank Someone… →

Tools of Her Trade

When I was a kid my mom had a Buttoneer. If you’re not familiar with this handy-dandy product (which I find most people are not) it was a gadget for quickly repairing a lost button. No need for needle and thread, you just loaded a line of little plastic thingys into the side of the … Continue reading Tools of Her Trade →

Informed Delivery

Photo by Abstrakt Xxcellence Studios on Pexels.com Do you know about this? I just became ‘informed’ this week – both in knowledge about the service and in signing up for it. Informed Delivery® is a service provided by the USPS in which I can ‘digitally preview incoming mail and manage packages scheduled to arrive soon’. … Continue reading Informed Delivery →

Will You Put This in Your Purse?

Photo by Lum3n.com on Pexels.com Purse. Pocketbook. Billfold. Clutch. Handbag. According to Wikipedia, “A handbag, commonly known as a purse in North American English, is a handled medium-to-large bag used to carry personal items.” This opener is accompanied by a picture of Queen Elizabeth II with one of her signature purses hanging on her left arm. … Continue reading Will You Put This in Your Purse? →

A Walk Down Memory Lane

Thank you for all the nice comments and feedback I received this past week about my blog, my mom, and your moms. It was very heartening. And it came as no surprise when she made a guest appearance in one of my dreams. I dreamed I was standing on the sidewalk near the garage of … Continue reading A Walk Down Memory Lane →

Forever My Mom

Yesterday was my mom’s forever birthday. Although she’s been gone for eight years, the date January 3rd will forever be her birthday to me. I think that however long I carry on without her, The Sound of Music will always be her movie, The Wind Beneath My Wings will always be her song, and I’ll … Continue reading Forever My Mom →

A Christmas Story

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Place: Dexter, MITime: December 1997Characters: A four-year-old boy and his mother Shortly before Christmas, a young boy and his stressed and distracted mother were exiting the grocery store on a dark and rainy evening. Without a care in the world, the young boy stepped off of the sidewalk and into … Continue reading A Christmas Story →

2019 New Year’s Resolutions – Revisited

A friend recently asked me if I would be blogging about New Year’s resolutions on the ‘Willow.’ My first thought was, of course. I get a cheap thrill from a fresh start, a clean slate, a new calendar, a newly minted To Do list… you get the picture. But as I thought about it, I … Continue reading 2019 New Year’s Resolutions – Revisited →