I find the idea of not knowing your neighbors foreign. Most of my neighbors, I have known since I was a wee lass of 25. I'm 57. I have 32 years of solid experience of enjoying the benefits of neighbors who can help out in times of need.
It's far too easy to become isolated from our...
August 30, 2017
March 26, 2017
Korean War "Morale Builder" Letter
With the death of my father, I am in possession of his personal things (in addition to everything from my parent's time together to include things from my grandmother and my mother's brother who I never...
February 9, 2017
Stupefying.
Our so-called President, DJT, is whining that Nordstrom's is treating his daughter unfairly by making a decision to no longer carry Ivanka's line of whatever she peddles. The simple, incontrovertible truth: Nordstrom's is a an entity that is free to make business decisions as it sees fit...
February 5, 2017
Purging a Lifetime
With my father's demise, and my mother having passed 28 years prior, I'm going through two lifetime's of stuff with my stepmother who shared 25 years with my father. At times it is very emotional seeing long-forgotten and in many cases, never-seen items.
As I look around me, I think of the things...
January 10, 2017
Pressure Cooking
I was at my local N&W Salvage and stumbled upon a mountain of pressure cookers. I've seen pressure cookers in there before, but having 3 at home, I've passed them by.
The current stock is...
