Author: Susan

I do this blog for PG audiences and another one for R audiences with Bae Bliss.

Snow Day

Posted in babies, birthday, California, children, estate sale, Etsy, family, friends, gardening, greenbelt, holiday weekend, holidays, humor, internet, memoir, military, relationships, retirement community, snow, TahoeLeave a comment

Many of my Medicare friends are moving or contemplating moving to retirement communities.  A big one close to my town is called Rossmoor.  It’s a huge gated community built back in the sixties and contains 6700 residential units surrounded by open space.   At least one resident in each unit must be at least fifty-five years… Continue reading Snow Day

A Good First Date

Posted in army, bar, dating, engagement ring, Facebook, hair plugs, kiss, North Beach, pandemic, San Francisco, set-up, Ukraine, Valentine's Day, weddingLeave a comment

(re-run) Harold was friends with Jack who worked with Mary. Jack thought Harold and Mary should meet. “Come to the company luncheon with me,” Jack said.  “And it you don’t like Mary, you can meet Alice.” Harold went online and checked out the two women’s Facebook pages. He liked Mary’s page more than Alice’s page.… Continue reading A Good First Date

The Week of Love

Posted in Beatles, best, Beyonce, blues, California, Captain and Tennille, chorus, Costco, dinner, divorce, Elton John, expectations, flowers, friends, girlfriends, humor, James Taylor, Valentine's Day, worst1 Comment

My chorus is singing a love-themed concert this spring. The songs individually are all good except for the flowery Love is a Many Splendored Thing. It reminds me of 1970’s soap operas. The songs are running together in my brain.  Sure, they are different vintages, but none of them is current, and many of the… Continue reading The Week of Love

Paying It Forward

Posted in allowance, cocktail waitress, groceries, memoir, paying it forward, pocket money, Study abroad, teachingLeave a comment

When one of my daughters studied abroad and found her roommate stealing her food because the girl had no money to buy groceries, my daughter was upset. When she finally told me about it a few years later, I had to say to her, “That was me. I was the girl sneaking food because I… Continue reading Paying It Forward

Best Ed Sullivan Show Ever

Posted in Beatles, best, Colorado, crush, fame, friends, humor, Iowa, junior high school, memoir, music, phlebotomist, relationships, sister, TVLeave a comment

(re-run) Carol grew up in in Pueblo, Colorado, which was called the little Pittsburg of the West. Her dad was a steelworker. Her mom was a lab tech phlebotomist at the hospital. Whenever one of the kids got sick, her mom would bring home a hypodermic needle in her purse to draw some blood. “To… Continue reading Best Ed Sullivan Show Ever

Must Love Dogs

Posted in animal adoption, animal rescue, beach, California, choke chain, dating, dogs, Golden Retriever, humor, ocean, relationshipsLeave a comment

(re-run) John had a date with a woman named Sally. She had just rescued a dog and called it Muffin. John wanted to go skim boarding at the beach, and he asked Sally to come with him. Of course she had to bring Muffin, her Golden Retriever. When they got to San Gregorio beach a… Continue reading Must Love Dogs

The No-alarm-clock Retirement

Posted in alarm clock, Apple watch, Daylight Savings, dogs, dreams, fountain of youth, humor, memoir, Nobel prize, sleep, telomeresLeave a comment

(re-run) I only use my phone alarm clock for three things, now that I’m retired. Most days I sleep until either the black lab, Pepper, comes down to the bedroom to wake me up, or until the light comes into my bedroom from the eight-foot window.  Even though it has black-out curtains over it, the… Continue reading The No-alarm-clock Retirement

The Lost Package of Christmas Gifts

Posted in AI, Christmas, gifts, hassle, llamas, memoir, post office, USPSLeave a comment

(re-run) I know, it’s almost March. I mailed one of my adult children’s Christmas gifts to her in two priority boxes after her visit for the holidays (January 10th). One box made it to the East Coast. The other one made it and then went back to Oakland. That’s what the USPS website said when… Continue reading The Lost Package of Christmas Gifts

Shake, Rattle and Roll

Posted in animal rescue, California, caregiver, doctor, dogs, earthquake, fires, holidays, humor, Iowa, memoir, mudslides, nature, relationships, San Francisco, tornadoLeave a comment

(re-run in honor of the 35th anniversary of the Loma Prieta quake in 1989) Twenty earthquakes happened under my town yesterday. The biggest one was under the posh community of Diablo, three miles from here. They are calling it a swarm of quakes. The quakes are just big enough to get your attention or wake… Continue reading Shake, Rattle and Roll