I am not a doctor and I don’t play one on TV
Well, it’s been a long time, and, I don’t exactly know where to begin, except to say that I have had a lot of family matters fill up my life for the last few months. One of my parents has been very ill...
View Article“Year Three – The Upstairs” by Robbie Rhur
Year Three – The Upstairs My upstairs to do list: install an upstairs heat pump; remodel the old Chucky Cheese bathroom, create a master bedroom in the back of the upstairs with a rebuilt deck, and...
View ArticleTraveling Light and Right
I have a number of friends who travel a lot for their jobs, and I am always amazed at their abilities to pack lightly and still look wonderful every place they go. It is an art, I think, to be able to...
View ArticleDREAM ON
I have received scores of positive comments on Joan Garrabrandt’s marvelous article “Living The Symbolic Life.” Many of them are inquiries about finding resources for dream work or ways to...
View ArticleMarthe Cohn, A Woman of Derring – Do
ANOTHER TALE OF ESPIONAGE AND DERRING-DO Since it’s the last week of March and Women’s History Month, I wanted to add another to our record of spy stories. In 2002 Marthe Cohn, a holocaust...
View ArticleMAY THE PEEPS BE WITH YOU!
Celebrating Spring: May the Peeps Be With YOU! Get on a roll having fun with dessert! This was something my friend Susan made for me and it was almost too cute to eat. I managed to scarf it down,...
View ArticleHISTORIC GARDEN WEEK IS HERE
After a brutally cold winter, and chilly early spring, it is so good to see the trees budding and the flowers blossoming– truly the Gods of Gardening are smiling down upon us! So, the warming days...
View ArticleREADY FOR PRIMETIME PAVLOVA
Making desserts for someone who is diabetic is a daunting prospect, especially when they are also allergic to wheat. So, I’m always on the look out for ways to make a sweet that is sugar-free, wheat...
View ArticleA Wrench for the Works: Springtime Plumbing Tips
Running water is one of the most basic amenities/necessities of modern life. I shudder when I think of life without it. The plumber who comes to your aid is truly a HERO (think burst pipes underground...
View ArticleSo What’s Left? By Robbie Rhur
So What’s Left? By Robbie Rhur The screened in porch, the garden and the yard landscaping remained. I think a few pictures of the yard when I moved in might help you see what it was like (overwhelming...
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