water works

In the middle of February, a warm, sunny day made a visit to the San Diego Zoo perfect for grandchildren. … More

Six words on marriage

Never point out the obvious error.

In California Gene Kelly wouldn’t be singing this week

Rain is a good thing. All the As a kid I remember my mom watching musicals like Singing in the … More

do you know your partner’s Love Language?

Click here if you would like to listen to this blog post as a podcast. One of the best books … More

New Year intent: to blog daily

I have two intentions for 2023. One is to blog daily. And the second is to exercise on a daily … More

Adieu to 22 and hello 2023

Food and games, lots of laughter and catching up with old friends we have not seen in a couple years … More

nocturnal

Watching a “Cat in the Hat” animated video this week with our grandchildren (we’ve moved on from Baby Shark), I … More

today in Yiddish

A call from my nonagenarian aunt today, to thank us for cheesecake we had ordered as a Hannukah and Christmas … More

Edwin H. Blashfield sat here

It is one of those things that people used to collect, and now, like all the equipment I once operated … More