My mirror gave me a stern look, scrunched up my face and told me to lighten up. I exhaled. She had a point. I was taking life much too seriously. Sometimes, it’s better to roll the dice than contemplate and…

Thoughts on home. On my window sill, over my kitchen sink, are two hobnail glass vases. I don’t think I would have selected them for purchase, but there they are. One is gold, five inches high, and sits on three…

I like to sing. When I was young, I sang daily. Now, I’m lucky to be taken from the cupboard. Usually though, on Thursdays, the young man comes to visit, and he likes his cup of tea. He dusts me…

I used to ice skate.        In the beginning, I remember my father pulling me around on the ice. I remember once refusing to get up after a fall and spending a long while making an “ice angel”…

After sharing in the complimentary hot chocolate, my parents and I were soon walking on a narrow, shoveled path toward a tree grove.  With a foot of snow on the ground, we were in a winter wonderland as we sought…