

My Very Smart Phone and My Little Green Friend
I bought a smart phone the other day. It is in the box it came in. In the Apple bag. I am not in a hurry to take it out. People have...
The Kids Are All Right and What Do You Think About Clive?
Last week was family-rich and full. My husband and I saw all our kids and grandson in new and different ways. He had lunch alone with...


LOVE AND WORK AND STUFF AND BECOMING A REDUCED PERSON
Tolstoy, in a letter to Valerya Aresenyev, November 9, 1856, said, “One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and...
WHO’S READING IN THE KITCHEN?
It is six am on the date of my father’s birthday. He would have been 104. I am writing this on my living room sofa with just one light...


GRANDMA
GRANDMA I just came back from visiting my eight-week old grandson, Ryan. He is my first grandchild and the sunshine of my life. Other...