Cancer Sux- Nelly
I had to go to Labcorp to drop off a specimen last week. I signed in and they asked me to have a seat. Because of Covid, there were six chairs in the waiting room. As I looked around, an extremely Read More
You Can’t Take Her Anywhere
Annie comes with me to Israel this month. She always has to add some excitement to very mundane events. We have a layover for a couple hours in Miami, so first thing Annie does is go potty. She hangs her Read More
Annie and the Bike Ride- Germany
A friend of mine, I’ll call her Annie, is traveling to a foreign country, we’ll say Germany. Annie is very clumsy and should wear bubble wrap 24/7, but she wants to act as other normal people do. So what does Read More
Dachau – Germany
(This is from May 2019) We went to Dachau yesterday. I have a lot of thoughts about this, so sorry if it rambles. Number one- this many years later, it is a sterile place with many reconstructions of buildings and Read More
The Train Ride- Germany
Yesterday was my first long distance train ride in Germany. I bought a Rail Pass several months ago and with that I could purchase our train ticket for €8. All’s good there. They sent me specific instructions on how to Read More
Mom the Loose Cannon
My mother could be a bit of a loose cannon. When she was in her late seventies, I brought her to live in my little, Southern town. I took her to church most Sundays, and put her in the Sunday Read More
Christmas with Mom
When mom was living in my town she stayed in an alternative care home. She was sharp in her head, but somewhat feeble in her body. This home had a Christmas Party every year when they brought in the families Read More
S&H Green Stamps
In the early years of my memory, my mother was very well put together. After six kids she was still thin and petite. She usually had auburn hair (or blonde sometimes-only her hairdresser knew for sure!), which was well styled Read More
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