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Get a Great Dane, They Said . . .

Just a little over two months ago, after we lost our Thor, we reached out to the Great Dane rescue and became the grateful parents of a 2-year-old rescue named Storm.  (Now also known as Storm Bob Naughty Pants.) Do you know what a 2-year-old Great Dane is?  It’s still […]

What are you saving it for?

Have you ever heard those heartbreaking stories about the old lady who dies, and her daughter finds the fancy nighties and gorgeous dresses – with tags still on them – unworn because Mom was saving them? Or maybe it’s a set of beautiful china that was just too special to […]

Candied Grapefruit

When my mother-in-law, Jane, was a girl, her mother would make candied grapefruit peel every Christmas.  I’ve heard, for years now, about how wonderful that was, and how much she loved it, and how you just can’t buy it anymore. I had never had any candied grapefruit, though I’ve heard […]

Father’s Day

Doesn’t it seem like Father’s Day kind of gets the short end of the stick?  I mean, just a month ago, on Mother’s Day, people were falling all over themselves to take Mom out for a nice brunch or a fancy dinner, or at the very least, to present her […]

Old Houses and Motorcycles

Remember when we were kids, and our parents were soooooo oooooooold? I couldn’t IMAGINE even being as old as thirty! And my grandparents? Forget about it! I mean, they were in their sixties (I guess), and it was like they already had one foot in the grave and the other […]

Nest of Dragons

I love to listen to podcasts – I love being able to plug into a source of information or entertainment pretty much on demand.  The possibilities are endless – and available in 10- to 60-minute increments. One of my favorite podcasts is called Freakonomics (where the hosts explore “the hidden […]