Well, I guess I better admit it. I am a “squirrel junkie”. I just go bonkers over the little buggers and I am spending a questionable amount of “moolah” on feed. Son Chris called the other day and had me listen to a radio program about squirrels. Here is what I learned: squirrels create their […]
Here comes Christmas and long-ago much-loved memories. My favorite Christmas tradition was Christmas morning brunch at my grandfather’s house. When my grandmother died, my grandfather married a family friend whom we loved very much. Her name was Elin, known to us all as Auntie Elin. She was Swedish and made the greatest ginger cookies, exquisitely […]
These are the times that try men’s souls – not a quote from me, although the wisdom of it for this day is definitely present. It would seem that COVID-19 has been reckoned with successfully. Yet the fear factor is being played to the hilt. I am of the polio generation, standing in a huge […]
If you know me, you know I love movies. Actually, I have a real passion for said mode of entertainment. It began with summer visits to Los Angeles as a youngster. My family would stay with Aunt Eva and Uncle Ed and cousin Jimmy. Of course, we would spend time with Uncle Al. Every family […]
My breakfast is getting later and later, even though I am arriving in the kitchen earlier and earlier. This is all due to the fact that my lovely deck has become a short order café! And I do mean short, as I have yet to see a tall squirrel. I am a real sucker for […]
I have not met many people who do not heed the portent of dreams. It seems to start when we are young. We can have nightmares and we can have dreams of people we love. We can dream of important events in our lives. Dreams can comfort us, be thought provoking, and of course a […]
The most wonderful part of the property I live on is not the view of Mt. Hood, although that is spectacular indeed. Nor is it the wealth of wildlife that trapse through on a weekly basis depending on the season and the weather. Nope – it is my utterly beloved bullfrogs. For some reason, last […]
Not that I was making other plans. I am still in the throes of being a widow. My husband passed away unexpectedly. Doctors can make mistakes. We like to think they know what they are talking about, but it’s not always correct. Women like to master the art of second guessing their husbands thus giving […]
I grew up loving two writers: Albert Payson Terhune and Carolyn Keene. Both of these authors influenced my outlook and values in life. Mister Terhune authored the famous “collie books” and inspired my love of dogs. Mrs. Keene bestowed upon me worthy role models through the characters in her books who were courageous and undeterred. […]
In 1919, E.M. Hull wrote a book titled The Sheik. Seething with romance and rampant passion, this book issued in paperback would fall into the hands of two teenage girls many, many years later. A gangly red head and slightly chubby blonde, best friends, trekked from Northeast Portland across the Willamette River to a bookstore […]