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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”

Almost all American-born citizens get frustrated with customer service people who don’t speak very good English, or legal immigrants we encounter who don’t know the language, people from other states on our roads who are driving too slow or too fast…the list is endless of what frustrates us. Two mornings a week I do bookkeepingContinue reading “Language Barrier”

It’s hard to explain what triggers something in me when I get the urge to write. I get a bee in my bonnet about something and most of the time it’s none of my business. I’ve recently started following a gal named Mel Robbins. You may or may not have heard of her but IContinue reading “It’s None of My Business”

I’ve been putting off writing this one because for the longest time I thought I would get over it. But I haven’t. I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume that every house exterior that is unkept, means the interior of the house looks like that also. This assumption is not madeContinue reading “Do You Have Curb Appeal?”

They suck you in. Some are funny. Some are heart warming. Some don’t make sense. More and more are AI-generated. And some are down right mind boggling. If you scroll thru Facebook you eventually come across Reels. As you glance at each one, you get a feel for which ones you want to look at.Continue reading “Facebook Reels”

Is it a wonderful life? It’s not bad. Recently I’ve done some reflecting because I wasn’t going to get something I wanted. Was I being selfish or are my feelings justified? Growing up my parents struggled financially. At least that’s how they made it seem. We had a very nice house because as an architect,Continue reading “It’s a Wonderful Life!”

Have you ever heard that saying? My mom used to say that all the time when she wanted to talk about something. I don’t know where it started or why, so I decided to look it up: The phrase “let’s talk turkey” is thought to have originated from colonial times, likely during negotiations or trade betweenContinue reading “Let’s Talk Turkey”

Yesterday morning my husband had a heart valve replacement. We live five minutes from one of the largest medical complexes in our state. We arrived at 7:20am for a 7:30am check-in…and then you wait. He was scheduled for surgery at 9:30am. We started off in a prep room where all the vitals are checked aboutContinue reading “A Hospital Visit”

I met Cindy for coffee yesterday. I’ve known her for over fifty-six years. We met when we both started 6th grade. Where I grew up was a farming community of less than a thousand people. Most of the farmers were Catholic, therefore birth control was taboo back then. Cindy came from a family of elevenContinue reading “Back in the Day”

As parents and grandparents you sometimes question if you made the right decision’s, did the right things, and have we had an impact or made a difference. Last night my phone rang. It was a FaceTime call from my second oldest grandchild, Vivian (16). Immediately I wondered who died. That child never calls me. WhenContinue reading “When You Make a Difference”

Every generation thinks the next generation is going to be the one that ends civilization as we know it. Our parents thought we were too ‘fresh’, wore weird clothes, had strange hair-do’s, and followed up each criticism of us with, “What is this world coming to?” I disliked my childhood but am grateful for itContinue reading “What are they teaching in school?”

I’ve been playing Pickleball for about two or the years now. No, that doesn’t mean I know what I’m doing. I’m not shy about announcing to anyone on any PB court that I am here to have fun and get exercise. Playing at the Y this morning with my new friend, Jane, we found ourselvesContinue reading “What is her Story?”

I travel to Miami about six to eight times per year to visit my son, his wife, and their two children. This has been going on for about three years now. I’m definitely a people watcher and an observer of my surroundings…and these are my observations…being from the Midwest. About seventy five percent of theContinue reading “Miami…An Interesting Place”