February is the worst, isn’t it? It’s like Narnia under the White Witch – always winter and never Christmas. I mean, think about it. Winter, in these parts anyway, starts around November or December. You’ve got Thanksgiving and all that “over the river and through the wood” stuff. Obviously, if […]
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 […]
About a million years ago, shortly after I moved to Rochester, and long before I met Husband, I dated this guy. One weekend, when someone was visiting from out of town, the whole family congregated in Buffalo for Sunday dinner. The entire family had been, in essence, born and raised […]
I’d really like to say it’s not you, that it’s me. But that’s not even true – I think it is you. At first, things were great – we’d get together every week, I did my part, and you told me what I wanted to hear. Gosh, how I enjoyed […]
We have a pair of cardinals in our yard; I’m pretty sure they’ve been with us for several years now. I love seeing them – Mr. Cardinal in his brilliant scarlet, and the quieter, rosy-hued Mrs. Cardinal, with the striking dark accents on her face. We’ve been feeding them, off […]
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 […]
It all started when I bought the house. Actually, no. If I’m honest, it started before that – back when I was working in real estate, I was occasionally called upon to create an amortization schedule for a non-bank mortgage. Fortunately, my word processing program at the time (Microsoft Works!) […]
When we went to meet our Great Dane, Thor, he was in foster care; that is, he had “three hots and a cot” while awaiting his “forever home.” He’d integrated well with the resident pack – and one can only assume when you’re caring for SEVEN Great Danes, if the […]
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