I have no idea what is going to come from writing this blog other than that it feeds my soul, and I know that I have to continue. Will it help anyone or will it just die with me when I do? When I’m no…
Category: Personal Experience
Hello, friend. Last week was Thanksgiving, and today is my birthday, so I’ve been caught up in the festivities, but I do have something short and sweet to share with you this week. I thought it was shameful to enjoy my birthday after 30, then…
Judy is a feeble 78-year-old woman. She started smoking when she was 13, had her first child at 14, and her second (my mother) at 15. She had five children by the time she was 21 or 22 with her first husband, Dennis, and no…
One of the things I love about reading old books is the insight I gain to the people of the day. The language, customs and internal thoughts are fascinating to me. Edith Wharton’s fiction, as a prime example, was so good at painting the scene…
