Yesterday, Douglas and I drove to a small city called Cerratina for a cooking lesson. We were prepared for a esoteric experience, as I thought of Italian cooking as difficult to do. But while it was more elbow work than expected, the actual making of pasta was quite interesting. We were greeted by Rosy and... Continue Reading →
You know when you travel that not everything is going to go smooth, and it is no less true this trip. We expected me to have health problems, but it is Douglas who has come down with a cold. I think he may have been already incubating the illness, because he got sick yesterday. Neither... Continue Reading →
Caroline looked at William, her intended, with his head down on the table in a drunken stupor, still holding on to his first "love," a bottle of booze. She loved him, but she had witnessed this scene too many times to return to that darkness. She wouldn't return to Egypt. She was reminded of her... Continue Reading →
My surgery for the defibrillator was put off for a week, meaning that we will leave on our trip three days after I have outpatient surgery. But, no problem, it's not like we will be traveling by covered wagon, and I will not have a large incision, so I should be good, but prayers are... Continue Reading →
I will tell you upfront that this is one of the kooky posts, generated by questions about life that seem to nettle my mind and will not let go. Chalk it up to my trying to find my cadence for writing again. The question today concerns why so many new cozy mysteries have women who... Continue Reading →
A couple of weeks ago, as I sat watching television, out of my left eye, I thought I saw something small and black fall from the stairs to the floor of the living room. But, when I looked again, there wasn't anything there. That's when I realized that we had a mouse in the house!... Continue Reading →
As the cantankerous old man screams at the airline personnel about losing his vacation, I want to say to him, "Sir, the rain only means the adventure is delayed. You wil still make sweet memories." Safe on the ground, my anticipation of laughter, love, and good food grows. (275 characters) Fictional story Written for Twittering... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, Douglas received and email from one of his brothers, informing him of the passing of the brother's ex-wife. He told him that she had been dead for two weeks before she was found! Her neighbors had not seen her in a couple of weeks and finally called the authorities for a wellness check. When... Continue Reading →
I follow so many blog sites, at last count 297, that most days I don't have the time to read all of them. I value each one of the blogs I follow, and each provides me with a plethora of benefits. But, between writing blog posts and taking are of the other aspects of my... Continue Reading →
