Here We Have Idaho

Here We Have Idaho

by | May 22, 2020 | Uncategorized

I’m a native Idahoan and proud of it. I’ve lived in seven other states (California, Florida, North Carolina, Connecticut, Nevada, Texas, and Virginia) but my heart’s bungee cord always snaps me back to this one. In our current state of house arrest, I learned quickly...
Women of a Certain Age

Women of a Certain Age

by | May 15, 2020 | Uncategorized

I recently became a woman of a certain age. I don’t know what that means, but I got an email advising me of the concept or fact, whichever it is. I wonder what the certain age is, exactly, to escort me automatically into this nebulous category.…68, 73, 87? They sound...
Three Cheers for Chicken!

Three Cheers for Chicken!

by | May 12, 2020 | Uncategorized

I once was a school principal. And when I say, “once,” I mean for years and years. Hanging out with kids all day, trying to ensure they actually learned something, wasn’t exactly a picnic in the park. So, to all of you trying to homeschool your kids while locked...
Snots!

Snots!

by | May 12, 2020 | Uncategorized

Three weeks of social isolation and quarantine have been a mixed bag for those of us lucky enough to be well. Some of us are managing it okay (hey! I didn’t know I had so many different pajama combinations) and some of us, well, not so much (who keeps drinking all my...
Time Marches On!

Time Marches On!

by | May 8, 2020 | Uncategorized

The concept of time has always eluded me. Each of us has 24 hours a day, with 60 minutes in each hour, but now that I have retired, I’m even more perplexed. I wake up around 8 and go to bed around 10, meaning I have about 840 minutes of awake time. So where is that...