Standing Up: Children Edition
I cannot be funny today. I cannot be sarcastic or ironic or light-hearted today. Today I am angry and broken-hearted and frustrated […]
The Pet Conundrum
We never had pets growing up. Well, that’s not precisely true. Daddy got us a collie puppy who immediately bit a neighbor […]
Senior Influencer Alert: Coastal Grandma
When I, as your Senior Influencer, come across something new and interesting, it is my sworn duty to report back to you. […]
The Ending of the Neverending Second Story
When last we met, I left you with the image of a bathroom stripped naked (so appropriate in a bathroom), a new […]
The Neverending Second Story
My kids and I watched The Neverending Story on repeat in the 80s, but there IS a definite ending, when the dragon […]
Standing Up for the Planet
As your Senior Influencer, it’s time for me to crawl back up on my soapbox. Gird your loins. In 1970 we celebrated […]
Upstairs/Downstairs, Part II
Last week I told you about my two houseguests, Adam and Corey, staying with me for a month while their apartment is […]
Upstairs/Downstairs, Part 1
As I write this, I can hear two men upstairs talking forcefully on their separate Zoom calls. They are my son Adam […]
1 Correction & 2 Stories About Wine
CORRECTION: First, I have to set the record straight about my remodel. I realized that the way I wrote it sounded like […]
Everything Old is New Again
And by that title I mean the inside of my house. My house is a two-story Farmhouse/Cape Cod mash-up in the Lake […]