I look back upon other deaths in my life and see them differently. My father didn't want any fuss to be made, no viewing, no ceremony. H...

Dear Mom, It was nice to smell the aroma of my childhood today as I sipped my cup of coffee. Yes, it's true! I didn't have my tea...

Pain is my friend.  Once I realized that pain was my "body adviser, or mentor", I paid attention to it instead of trying to ig...

I don't think Big Business and the Electric Company folks are going to support this brilliant plan. When solar energy can be created so ...

Today, I drove into parking lot at my doctor's office which overlooks the  cemetery .  I've always thought it odd his office s...

My metal.. plastic coated dish drainer has gotten so rusty through the cracked plastic that I've been looking for another at the Goodwil...

I had a back procedure (spinal epidural) last Monday which I thought I could recover from by Tuesday, but it went a little bit more challe...

Photo by Vic Mastrogiovanni I must admit, it's getting old This indoor life that's caused by cold. The dogs are crazed, my...

Over the years I have lived many places in the United States. I grew up in Western New York... Niagara Falls, to be exact. Nasty snowstorms...

Bibi n Eric Sandstrom-Kollenberg near Santa Cruz Veterans Hall In no particular order, these are some of the books I've read (and fi...

Today, I present Guest Writer, Thia Tsurata who follows the practice of "Morning Pages" as suggested by Julie Cameron, author of ...

The other day I visited my Rhematologist for a follow up on my Sjogren's Syndrome which had been bothering me considerably, including bo...

This is the elder sister of Morris Evans. Her name is Anna Photo taken in Dover, New Hampshire circa 1908 As I was growing up, my fathe...

A letter from Laura Wakely of Merritt Island Florida, to her best friend, Gennie Deane, living in Burt, New York. December 14, 1960 D...

I kept a copy of this after I found it on the internet. Today I came across it and clicked on one of the links in order to assuage my curios...