Creepy Crawlies

Creepy Crawlies

We are midway into October, and Halloween is upon us, which means the current list of available television movies is filled with creepy, crawly things, and worse! Vermin! Knowing how much I despise vermin, I instead flipped through my list of saved shows. Voila! Three...
Ashes to Lashes

Ashes to Lashes

My doctor told me that I should get more exercise (has anybody’s doctor ever said to get less exercise?) so it wasn’t exactly a shocker. This year has been difficult for everybody and I imagine most of us are in the same boat, needing to eat less and walk more. So, I...
I Used to…

I Used to…

  There are a lot of things that I do now that I didn’t do in the past, some are good, some not so good. This brilliant thought occurred to me when I woke up this morning—at 3 a.m. There I was, bright-eyed and bushy tailed, ready to go, thinking about my day’s...
Ode to Zucchini

Ode to Zucchini

Wrinkly Bits   A Blog by Gail Cushman   I’m a vegetable person and nothing beats home-grown tomatoes and corn and strawberries and I spend most of my annual food budget in the vegetable section at the local supermarket, where I buy plastic binned vegetables that were...
The Field Marshal Returned

The Field Marshal Returned

I’ve tried to avoid mirrors since I retired because, well, I can. Why should I risk depression over gray hair and wrinkles and leopard-like hands? But I had to dress decently this week (no sweatshirt and distressed shorts), and I realized I couldn’t tell what I looked...