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?
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
… 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…
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
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
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?
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 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
In October, while on a weekend getaway with the women of my family, we rented the movie, The Greatest Showman. I liked it. It was good – not spectacular. The title might have hyped up my expectations. I did quite like the music, and the songs decided to camp out in my head for the … Continue reading It’s All About the Confidence
I’m starting my Christmas decorating this weekend. I’d like to say that I’m also finishing my Christmas decorating this weekend, but MOH has a different idea of when it’s okay to put up Christmas decorations and I need his help with the tree. So there’s that. When is the right time to put up Christmas … Continue reading It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
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