First, I was hugely annoyed that the scale was projecting once again an upward northern movement – 6 ounces to be exact. Second, I was somewhat annoyed that the prescription for my high cholesterol meds was once again delayed. (I know, my priorities are slightly skewed!) Third, I was annoyed that it took five minutes to figure Continue reading

My husband and I decided to embark on a road trip to our hometown – Cincinnati Ohio – starting from Tampa, where we now reside.  Basically, it’s just “down the street a ways” on I-75. A thousand miles or so. Our first stop was Macon, Georgia, six hours from Tampa. I googled bed and breakfasts and the Continue reading

When my kids heard I was going to knitting camp, I imagine they rolled their eyes. Then, if we had all been together, they might have looked at me with something akin to pity. Then they’d probably would mutter the following to each other, as they patted me on my head: “Mom has way too Continue reading

His name was Alfred and he was 21 years old, just like me. He was married with one child, just like me.Unlike me, though, Alfred was a high school drop-out. His father had abandoned the family years ago and his mother died some time after that. And, unlike me, Alfred would die young from complications stemming from Continue reading

The pandemic is winding down – hopefully no variants will eclipse our progress back to normalcy. It’s time to once again get energized and empowered. To take control of our own remote. To be the boss of “ME”How do we do this?  We need to embrace, honor and hold sacred our individual need for space. I call this Continue reading

Not surprisingly, one of my earliest memories is of my father telling me something.         “You’re run of the mill, Iris,” he would say.  “Just run of the mill.”         Maybe it was my first lesson in intuition, insight and savvy.  I knew by the way he said it that what he actually meant was, “You’re special. Very special.”         And he knew I Continue reading

 I’ll never be too old to wear bright red nail polish – think OPI Big Apple Red. I’ll never stop wearing lots of rings on my fingers – even when the age spots multiply faster than my chin hairs – and the chin hairs are appearing more rapidly each day! I’m living according to how I actually Continue reading

I’m visiting my son in New Jersey.  While strolling his neighborhood, I spot a guy about my age walking toward me sporting a baseball cap with a big “C.” I immediately think it’s a Cincinnati Reds hat – my favorite team – my hometown team. I approach him with a big hello.  “Wow a Cincinnati fan Continue reading