Monthly Archives: December 2012

Day 311 Old King Cole was a merry old soul, a merry old soul was he … Nat King Cole sang one of my favorite songs of all time – Unforgettable … Cole Porter wrote songs that were lovely … … Continue reading →

Day 310 Besides visions of sugar plums dancing in my head … I have lyrics of yet unwritten songs spinning around in there, as well. I have been humming and singing bits and pieces of holiday carols for a few … Continue reading →

Day 309 I was going to write earlier today and then one thing led to another and time, as has been the case for the last 20 some years, flew by! I was out driving today and passed a home … Continue reading →

Day 308  There are days when I worry that Alzheimer’s is creeping up on me. It started when Tim died. Stress, grief, hormones, lack of sleep, poor diet … all combined to totally erase and eradicate any short-term memory cells and … Continue reading →

Day 307 Okay, I have a short wick. I know it. I have always been like this – well, as long as I can remember. My patience is short and sometimes my tolerance is shorter. And if there is injustice … Continue reading →

Day 306 Today as I walked across my lawn to check out the neighbor’s yard mauling/sewer repair job I nearly stepped on a dead squirrel. For someone with a very stiff back who doesn’t bend very well or move quickly … Continue reading →

Day 305 I am a sorority girl. A zillion years ago … twenty some years back in the last century … I became an initiate, at the University of Illinois, into the Greek sorority of Alpha Chi Omega. Little did I … Continue reading →

Day 304 Just when you think your day is turning rather crappy … you notice the plumber’s van parked in front of your neighbor’s house. Your day isn’t crappy … theirs is. Actually their basement is. Ew. Yes … my poor neighbors. Yuck. They … Continue reading →

Day 303 Deck the halls with boughs of holly … I’m sure whomever wrote those lyrics didn’t have any kids or animals in their home at the time. I mean, seriously, who decorates with HOLLY? The leaves are spiny and wicked! Well, … Continue reading →

Day 302 The fog rolled in – sometime in the last hour – and, once again, swallowed up the trees and surrounding homes in my “neck of the woods”. I let the dogs out before bed and was met at … Continue reading →