A Royal Application
Dear Queen Elizabeth, I understand there is an opening in the royal family and I would like to humbly submit my application. Although I have no formal royal training, I do have a set of […]
They Don’t Realize it Yet
My son texted me the other day asking for my meatball recipe. It’s a rarity that he texts me for recipes, so I was thrilled to my toes. About a week later, my daughter texted […]
My Thoughts on Insensitive Christmas Music
Kelly Clarkson and John Legend have released a revised version of “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” re-writing the classic lyrics many suddenly found offensive. Now, that song has always been one of my favorites, which got […]
Trick or Treat Pumpkins
I read a post explaining that blue pumpkin buckets convey that a trick-or-treater has autism and may be non-verbal. And then I read a post that said the blue pumpkin buckets are bad and don’t […]
I Shower for YOU
(I pondered this ALL DAY yesterday. And now you get to read about it. Or not. It’s okay either way. ) I don’t care what I look like, but I care what other people think […]
A Grinch Photography Story
Every photographer in Photographerville liked Christmas a lot“We’ll try something new for Christmas minis,” they thought. They used a big Grinch suit for the whole Christmas seasonTo scare little children…no one quite knows the reason. […]
A Bat Story
I visited Carlsbad Caverns National Park recently. I’ve been to Carlsbad before, but it’s been years, so the DH and I decided another visit was in order. Although they provide elevators for your 700+ft descent […]
Tough Love Ahead: that’s not how any of this works
I’m sitting in my bathrobe. I’m on my third cup of coffee. Most of it has made it to my mouth, but the first sip of the second cup found its way to my bathrobe. […]
Powdered Milk Nonsense
When I was a little girl, I lived in Incirlik AFB, Turkey. We lived for a year off base on the third floor of a very large apartment building. My parents spoke no Turkish and […]
Social Media Influencer Woes
(Note: I had read THIS story on Buzzfeed about a social media influencer who posted professional photos of her accident on Instagram along with what appeared to be a product placement. I thought it unbelievable […]