“Perhaps the World Ends Here” by Joy Harjo The world begins at a kitchen table. No matter what, we must eat to live. The gifts of earth are brought and prepared, set on a table. So it has been since creation, and it will go on... Alas, because of COVID many families will not all be able to gather around the Thanksgiving table. The year 2020 has been a difficult year … [Read more...]
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away is an old saying. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if that were really true! Sadly during this virus before a vaccine is discovered, all we can do is: wear a mask, social distance and wash our hands often. I used to love going places. Now I only go to the grocery store and the pharmacy. Staying home was NEVER my idea of a good time. Now at … [Read more...]
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CONFESSION: I am a wimp when it comes to vegetable gardening. I fought the weather, rabbits, weeds and blight; they won. So imagine my delight when my good friend, Gwen Nelson, dropped off a basket of fresh produce on my back steps. It contained broccoli, green beans, eggplant, cabbage, and my favorite TOMATOES! I grudgingly shared the tomatoes with my husband. My family … [Read more...]
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Preston was not racially diverse in the 1960s when I was growing up. My sisters and I stood out because we had red hair! The entire community applauded when the Norwegian Lutheran Church and the German Lutheran Church joined together and built a new church. Anything different was suspect, like the way Elvis moved his pelvis and the Beatles’ long hair. I didn’t know that … [Read more...]
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Patience is not in the American psyche. We believe in independence and instant gratification. That’s why we invented the credit card. We can buy whatever we want when we want it. Usually we want it today or tomorrow. You don’t have to save up money to buy something; just use your plastic card! What a life. As long as you have money or a credit card, you can buy it … [Read more...]
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Lots of things have changed since the pandemic started. Alcohol sales have gone up 141%. Online sales of pajamas have gone up 143% . Sales of bras and long pants have gone way down. You can draw your own conclusions from this information. Having plenty of time at home, I made this list to get myself organized before the world opens up again. To Do List 1. Organize my … [Read more...]
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Now that I am talking to my microwave, staying at home isn’t so bad. The microwave has a limited digital vocabulary. It only tells me to enjoy my meal, but it says it in a different tone depending on what I am heating up. It seems sad and sometimes disapproving if I am heating up junk food. It is happy and encouraging when I heat up healthy food. Hey, don’t fear for my … [Read more...]
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The following is a true story. The names are not mentioned to protect the innocent from embarrassment. When I was in elementary school my sisters and I played with the three sisters who lived up the block. In the summer we built forts in a vacant lot, played kick ball, and had tea parties with our dolls. In the winter we went to their house to play school because in the … [Read more...]
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I AM NOT A HOARDER. I AM NOT A HOARDER. I AM NOT A HOARDER. I am a collector with impeccable taste, and I collect a wide variety of treasures. Wide variety being the most important words! My carefully selected collections include: glassware, china, silverware, candle holders, old prints, vintage fabrics, oak and walnut furniture, books, boxes that were used to hold gloves … [Read more...]
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Let’s play movie trivia. I will give you clues, and you guess the name of the movie. What movie featured ruby slippers and flying monkeys? What movie had a dead horse’s head appear in a man’s bed? What movie had priests trying to rid a girl of the devil inside her who gave her the power to turn her head all the way around and spit green goop? The answers are The Wizard of … [Read more...]