It isn’t easy to let go of the people you love. Not even when you should. But it’s necessary. Personally, I first learned about letting go in 1957. My father was still a young man. Age 62 to be exact. And it was unbelievably hard to let go. How could […]
Marie Snider – This Side of 60
Holiday is a splendid word. It makes you think of turkey and dressing with all the trimmings. And playing with your cousins at Grandma’s house. Holiday is a word that’s all sugar and spice. All smiles and laughter. Song and friendly conversation. Surprises and good feelings. Gift packages with big […]
“Confessions of a Workaholic” is a book I could easily have written. For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved my work. It’s been easy for me to take work home and burn the midnight oil. To say yes when I really should say no. Or to skip a […]
Where we were in the living room, Relaxing on easy-sitting furniture. Fresh-brewed coffee and a bouquet of late fall flowers on the coffee table. The sun beginning to set in soft shades of red and orange. The movie already in the VCR and my hand on the remote, I couldn’t […]
Lately, for some reason, I’ve been thinking a lot about success in life. What it is? Who has it and who doesn’t? And who sets the criteria? People have such different ideas about success. Some spell it $uccess. Some dilly-dally with it, never really defining it for themselves at all. […]
It was a simple little board game. Actually made of flimsy cardboard. But we played it often and had lots of fun. The game came from the Shell gas station and was entirely based on traveling around the country in a motor car with Shell gas as a partner. As […]
There are few things I enjoy more in life than garden herbs. I love the flavour they add to cooking. Even more, I love to see them thriving in my back-door herb bed and think of drying them for winter use. Oh, how they run riot when the sun is […]
Last Saturday morning, I bought my “Y2K” insurance. And in the afternoon, I used it for the first time. How well I remember the click . . . click . . . click of the keys. And the throw of the carriage. It’s the way I wrote letters and journals […]
By now, I expect to talk to machines on the telephone, and I’m pretty good at making little speeches at them. Sprightly voices answer, “We’re unavailable right now but leave a message and we’ll get back with you as soon as possible. Have a good day!” Other no-nonsense voices begin […]
This month, I’m planning to make a bundle of money! Money that has nothing to do with my regular sources of livelihood. I just learned about the possibility last week in an article in Bottom Line Tomorrow. Julie Morgenstern is the latest guru of organization, and I’m always a pushover […]
Spring should be the happiest time of the year. And then, of course, close behind would be early summer. Everything is green and lush. Bursting buds are followed by gorgeous pink and yellow blossoms. Birds warble and sing, and dart about with brightly-coloured feathers. The days are long. The nights […]
Once again this week, I’ve been thinking about “things.” My things! My treasures and junk. My files and books. My handy kitchen appliances and backyard waterfall. My dresses for spring, and my pots and pans for cooking. It takes things to make life fun and easy. But at the same […]
