Author Archives: LillyLog

As most of you know, there’s a saying that says, “Rules are made to be broken.” But which ones? Parking in a Handicapped parking space because you have to run into the store for a minute? Speeding? Driving after a few cocktails when you probably shouldn’t have? Didn’t tell the cashier she gave you tooContinue reading “Do You Follow The Rules?”

I’m old school. Raised to be a housewife and nothing more. My folks NEVER mentioned the word college. My mom taught us to cook, clean, wash, iron, bake, hang laundry, sew, remove stains, etc. That was my entire childhood. Since that’s all my sister and I know, that’s who we’ve become. We did have jobsContinue reading “But Can She Cook & Clean”

I got up every morning and the only thing I thought about was going to bed at night. Eight o’clock couldn’t come fast enough. It happened about twenty five years ago when I was in a very dark place in my life. Right now it’s happening again. I’m not in a dark place (mentally) butContinue reading “It Happened Once Before”

This past week Rob Reiner and his wife were found murdered in their home. The first report I heard was that two people were found murdered in Rob Reiners house. Hmmm. Odd. Was he out of town and someone broke in? That was my first thought. A couple of hours go by and we findContinue reading “Death & Politics”

Yesterday I was at a children’s birthday party while visiting my son and his family in Miami. Friends of theirs have twins, a boy and a girl, who turned seven. The party was from 11am to 2pm at the children’s house. From past experiences with other children’s birthday parties, I knew what to expect. EachContinue reading “The Real Stepford Wives”

I’ve lived in my house about twenty five years. The house to the west of mine has had three different families live there during that time. Shortly after I moved in, a middle aged couple moved into the house. It was evident from the get-go who was in charge of that household. He was. HisContinue reading “The House Next Door”

Should there be an annual driver’s road test for elderly people? If so, starting at what age? I work two mornings a week for an auto repair shop near my home doing bookkeeping. It’s a family-owned business that has been around since 1975. Last Thursday morning one of the guys said, “Come take a lookContinue reading “Driver’s Test?”

My twenty-five year old granddaughter FaceTimed me last night. I was thrilled to see she was calling. That is until I accepted the call. She was crying. This can’t be good. The first words out of her mouth were, “I got fired.” I’m thinking to myself, how do you get fired from a job thatContinue reading “It Ended Before it Began”

I’m sure we all have a least favorite word or two, and it changes for all of us each time we hear a word that’s over-used. For a while the word ‘whatever’ was painfully over-used and occasionally I still hear myself saying it. To be honest, it is a convenient word. “What do you wantContinue reading “My New Least Favorite Word…”

With the holidays right around the corner, the annual tradition of sending Christmas cards to friends and family, near and far, just might include a Christmas letter. Some folks include a letter with their Christmas cards. It’s sort of a recap of the year…highs and lows, births, deaths, marriages, etc. About thirty years ago aContinue reading “The Christmas Letter”

A few minutes ago I saw a picture on Facebook of a vanity license plate that read HATEPPL. I don’t hate people…I just prefer to not engage with people. It’s not all their fault. A lot has to do with me and my low tolerance of people. Being that we live in a country thatContinue reading “Hate People???”

We all know someone, or several someone’s, who did everything right. You may even be one of them. By ‘right’ I mean you listened to your parents, never caused them a moment of worry, hung out with the right kids, excelled in school, excelled in college, got a good job after college, met the rightContinue reading “Those Who Did it Right!”

No, not that White House. This is a white house near my home. I first noticed this house about twenty five years ago when I moved into this neighborhood. You CAN’T miss this house. It’s huge. It’s white. It’s two stories. I believe it’s on the list of National Historic Homes. It’s got massive columnsContinue reading “The White House”

I have never been on a cruise in my life. Never wanted to. I call them ‘floating Petri dishes’ because thousands of people are in a confined space…breathing the same air, coughing, sneezing, and God only knows what else. But I went last week. For a few years now I’ve wanted to take an AlaskanContinue reading “Cruise to Alaska”

I wasn’t particularly popular in school and just didn’t know where I fit in. I tried making friends with different groups…the cool kids, pom-pom girls, the music room, the various study halls, the business center, etc. Nothing really stuck. The first five years of school, first thru fifth grade, my parents sent me to aContinue reading “Mini Class Reunion”

Last night while scrolling thru Facebook, there was a Reel about Johnny Carson revisiting his home town, Norfolk Nebraska. It was filmed in 1982 and was in black and white. Johnny walked, drove, and bicycled thru this documentary. The car he was driving in was the actual car his dad owned in the early forties!Continue reading “Can You Go Home Again?”

In the last several weeks with the upcoming movie The Naked Gun opening today, the two stars of the movie seem to have ‘chemistry’ off screen. Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson are all over the Internet about the possibility of them dating. He’s 73. She’s 58. Who cares. His wife died in 2009 and IContinue reading “Mature Love”

I’m going to start this off by asking you to picture a phone booth. You know the old fashioned ones that you could step into and there was a small bi-fold door you could close for privacy? Ok, keep that in mind for later. My husband and I went to a funeral last night forContinue reading “What Will Your Funeral Say About You?”

I, who looks at the world through rose colored glasses, believes that everyone who purchases a gift whether it’s for a birthday, Christmas, anniversary, or any other occasion, actually puts some thought into it. By thought I mean you will almost go to the ends of the earth to get that perfect gift. You knowContinue reading “How Are You At Gift Giving?”

I was definitely born in the wrong era. I tend to gravitate towards older or historical times, ways, and architecture. Baking and cooking from scratch is something I enjoy and do it almost every day. There is very little that I make using something from a box or a can. It wasn’t always this way.Continue reading “Church Street”