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  The Life And Times Of Cats I’ve Lived With, And The Lessons I’ve Learned From Them

  The Life And Times Of Cats I’ve Lived With, And The Lessons I’ve Learned From Them

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“Time spent with cats is never wasted.”  ~Sigmund Freud Laugh if you will, snicker, roll your eyes, or even label me as a “crazy cat lady,” (which very well may be true) but, animals, yes even cats, as unpredictable as they can be, can teach us life lessons, (although, I will admit, some more than others). “What greater gift than the love of a cat?” ~Charles Dickens My very first pet was a black cat I named “Inky.” According to my…

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A Decade Without My Mom

A Decade Without My Mom

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“Every woman becomes their mother. That’s their tragedy. And no man becomes his. That’s his tragedy.” ~Oscar Wilde I had always heard it said that it was inevitable: that most women turn out to be just like their mothers. As a teenager, this would have been the absolute most dreadful insight that I could have ever received concerning my future… My mother would be the last person I would ever want to be cloned like. Thirty-ish years ago, she was…

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Doing Disney Without The Kids: A Mother’s Confession

Doing Disney Without The Kids: A Mother’s Confession

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I know, I know, the title alone sounds like some kind of cruel and unusual punishment. Like, what kind of sick and demented parents (or grandparents) would ever commence to such a heinous act?! I thought the exact same thing, but hear me out.   So it was January, and as I was marking our calendar for the new year, I noticed that we had a timeshare week we had bought into years ago that was about to expire. It…

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To Bikini, Or Not To Bikini?? That is the Question…

To Bikini, Or Not To Bikini?? That is the Question…

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During a few nice days in February, I got a bout of spring fever and decided to pull out and wash all my bathing suits to get them ready for the upcoming season! Now, February I do realize, is a bit early for swimsuits, but ya gotta understand that I do still feel kinda jipped out of a summer last year. With my mid-May heart surgery, that healing vertical six-inch incision kept me from swimming and soaking up the sun…

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Three Country Crosses

Three Country Crosses

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After an intense cleaning spree, sporting no makeup, filthy and paint splattered, I made a split decision to take a quick dump run, as I had a fair amount of garbage already loaded up in the car. Descending down my driveway, thoughts raced through my head as I mentally planned out the rest of my agenda-filled day and tried to calculate the hours left in which to accomplish it. As I drove along the twists and turns of the rural…

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The “Retro Active” Experience

The “Retro Active” Experience

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In case you haven’t noticed, I am a “gen-u-wine” product of the 1980’s… Right down to my authentic silver hoop earrings that I’ve never been able to part with, and my all-star chucks that I’ve worn for decades (not the same pair, mind you) which thankfully, come “back in style” every now and again. I mean, in all reality, I guess, I’m really a product of the ‘70’s, per se, considering it was during this span that I was birthed…

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Tomorrow

Tomorrow

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We never know what a day holds, we can think we do, but we don’t. Not really. The alarm goes off, we crawl out of bed, jump in the shower, grab a swig of coffee if that’s your thing, feed the cats, dogs, kids or whatever living creatures we are responsible for, throw some clothes on, climb in the car, and we’re down the road to our jobs and daily obligations. We get home in the evening, scramble around to…

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    The Greatest Love Story Ever Told… Mine

    The Greatest Love Story Ever Told… Mine

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For the sake of my children, I add this disclaimer so as not to gross them out too awful bad… This work is a piece of fiction. Any similarities to real people (or your parents) are purely coincidental….     I’ll be honest, right off the bat it wasn’t really a love-at-first-sight sorta thing for me. I mean, don’t get me wrong, he definitely caught my eye and all, ya know, especially with the whole long hair, rocker thing going….

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Deep December Thoughts Derived From A Rather Nippy Beach Stroll

Deep December Thoughts Derived From A Rather Nippy Beach Stroll

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We recently had to take an unexpected, last-minute trip to South Carolina. While there, I felt as if I couldn’t leave without at least stepping foot on the sands of the beach. With all the craziness of open heart surgery this past spring, I did feel somewhat gypped out of a proper summer. I guess deep down maybe I thought seeing the ocean before year’s end might, oddly enough, give my UV deprived mind and body, some sort of closure….

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Santa Claus: The Interview

Santa Claus: The Interview

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The Man. The Myth. The Legend. Aside from the birthday boy Jesus Himself, he’s the white bearded image that represents the picture of Christmas as we all know it. Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas, Pere Noel (Belgium and France), Weihnachtsmann (“Christmas man,” Germany), Kanakaloka (Hawaii), Hoteiosho (Japan), Ded Moroz (“Grandfather Frost,” Russia), as well as the many other names he’s known by, children around the world look forward all year long to his December 24th visits! During a recent…

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