Shopping is not my favorite thing, but if I see something that really takes my eye, I’m apt to purchase. I do have a rule on clothes. If I bring three items home, three old items of clothing go into the box for the thrift shop! The last two years I have been...
This morning I met two friends, Liz and Mary Lou, for coffee at a nearby coffee shop and we were able to sit and talk for over an hour over lattés. It occurred to me that at this time of my life it is so important to spend time with friends. I went to visit an old...
A few months ago, I sent a sample off to Ancestry.com to see what story my DNA would tell. It came back 56% Great Britain, 29% Scandinavian, 1% miscellaneous, 6% Eastern Europe, and 7% Western Europe. I could explain the Eastern Europe, as my grandmother was from...
From my posts and blogs this past year, it is evident that I am a widow now. That seems to be like catnip to a cat to aspiring interested parties. My Facebook page has come alive with “friend” requests from nice gentlemen, who amazingly all seem to be widowers. I’m...
We plan trips and they seem so far away and then all of a sudden the date arrives and you are off on an adventure. This time, I’d chosen Scotland, and my daughter came as companion. I chose Road Scholar, a travel group for seniors. Frank and I went on 19 Road Scholar...
What a joy to still be able to do what I love, writing books, in my “Golden Years!” Working on my 12th book, the 5th for Whitaker House, on another fascinating woman in the Old Testament. Just when I was considering whether this would be my last book, a wonderful...
