Monthly Archives: November 2021

My sister Bertie hosted Thanksgiving this year, and it was wonderful. Family! Food! Fellowship! She’s a great cook, so you know the food was good: turkey and all the trimmings, plus a side dish of squash which I love. I … Continue reading →

For the actual meal, no holiday beats Thanksgiving! I remember the turkeys from back in the 1950s…This was before Butterball, so the turkeys were not as plump and certainly not as moist. My mother was up at 5:00 a.m. to … Continue reading →

Dealing with health insurance has become such a pain. No wonder my blood pressure is high. I’m a retired teacher, and that means a pretty good retirement health care package. Or it should. First it was Medicare plus Blue Cross/Blue … Continue reading →

Yesterday we had a very hard frost; today is slightly warmer, but summer really is over now. I don’t mind, although I hope we won’t have another looooong COVID winter. We’ve managed to survive two of those now, and — … Continue reading →

I usually think change is a good thing….keeps us alert; makes life interesting, etc. But today I had to change my phone and that just made me grumpy. T-Mobile bought Sprint (my provider since day one) and sent out notices … Continue reading →