Life can be slippery.       Bones can be soft. Slipping and soft don’t go well together. Especially if you are 80 years old. My mom knows this. She glued her seat to a chair for years. First as a medical transcriptionist. Then a secretary, legal transcriptionist, and court recorder. I don’t remember seeing a lot of […]

 In my quest for simplicity, I’m often drawn back to my battered book (1981) by Richard Foster, Freedom of Simplicity. He talks about the passion to possess and how the pace of our world leaves us feeling fractured and fragmented. Even frantic. I so get that. Although thankfully peace occupies more space in my pocket […]

My son moved back to town. Even though his first apartment was only the fling of a Frisbee from work. He missed us. He missed his hometown. So he decided to trade spaces. In fact, he paid rent on two digs this month in order to secure a good deal on the new place, now […]

I read something in a blog today that made me remember a tale from high school. I’d really rather not. I was a sophomore or junior. Not sure which. I had a steady boyfriend. I wore his class ring wrapped with angora or mohair yarn, often rewrapped to match my clothing. We went to a […]

Replace a furnace blower motor: Cost $300.  For failure to check and replace inexpensive furnace filters in a timely fashion. Another trip around the same mountain. Bounced check fees from failure to deduct automatic draft. Cost: $200. Credit card bill paid online two days before its due date instead of three: Cost: Only $10, but […]

My mother wrote today that they ran out of Halloween treats after 15 minutes. That it reminded her of the year Grandma laid rubber to the store. She had us kids empty our bags so they could continue treating until Grandma squealed into the driveway with a new supply. I don’t remember that! You’d think […]