Hurray for Velcro!

Hurray for Velcro!

I learned shoe tying in grammar school, maybe first grade, and tied my oxfords and tennies all these years, never thinking about it. I struggled to learn how to tie my shoes and am sure my laces dangled across the school yard at Longfellow School in Emmett, Idaho. How...
A Hot Dating Site

A Hot Dating Site

I bought a car last year, a nice one that I’ve wanted for a long time. My kids say they are worried that I’ll wreck it and get hurt, but I know them better than that…they want my cute little car for themselves. It is filled with electronic gadgets and whirligigs, most...
A New Man in the House

A New Man in the House

I wanted a dog, but not a puppy, so I bargained with a friend for a dog I had never seen and now I have Wag, a golden retriever. He is a beautiful dog, and I suppose I’ll grow to love him, if I don’t go nuts or broke in the meantime.   I’ll lay out the good things...
God Bless Our Daily Fix-its

God Bless Our Daily Fix-its

White, yellow, blue, pink One, one and a half, two, daily, alternate days Morning, noon, night, before or after meals With food, without food Round, oblong, capsule   You know what I’m talking about. Pills, medications, our daily fix-its.   They all have names we...
A Walk on the Beach

A Walk on the Beach

In January, my sister-in-law and I cruised through Panama Canal to visit several other island nations and took the opportunity to walk on the beach, practice our deteriorating Spanish, and renew ourselves before returning to Idaho’s traditionally chilly February...