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The White Album

March 22, 2019 Posted in aging, Beatles, best, board and care, California, caregiver, dancing, flirting, humor, memoir, relationshipsLeave a comment

(re-run) The last time I saw the Beatles cover band in the Santa Cruz mountains hippie town of Felton, I noticed that most of the crowd was coupled off, and most of the couples didn’t dance. They were too old, having been die-hard Beatles fans for fifty years. It was a shame. The floor is… Continue reading The White Album

Porch Pirates, Poinsettias and Peaches

November 30, 2018December 30, 2018 Posted in animal adoption, best, board and care, burglaries, California, caregiver, holiday weekend, holidays, humor, last, memoir, neighbors, pet, relationships, Thanksgiving2 Comments

The joke going around social media is that if you want to get rid of your junk, put it in an Amazon box and leave it on your porch. It’s not that funny around my neighborhood. Porch pirates are everywhere this time of year. Neighbors are sure to tell each other when they will be… Continue reading Porch Pirates, Poinsettias and Peaches

The BACNH Police

August 10, 2018 Posted in aging, board and care, California, license, memoir, relationships, sister, worst1 Comment

When you have to put your sister in a board and care home because she is weak and you can’t lift her by yourself anymore, and you are (she is) paying thousands of dollars a month for her care, you want the care home to follow the law. You want the home to have the… Continue reading The BACNH Police

A Girl, A Creek, and an Hour to Spare

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 Posted in best, board and care, California, cell phone, dogs, Facebook, humor, memoir, mom, nature, nine year old, relationships, treesLeave a comment

When my worker woman showed up Monday morning after having been gone for a two-week long vacation, I had a long list of to–do’s for her. I answered the door and found her nine year old daughter standing next to her. I said hello and went over the list with Kelly. I left to go… Continue reading A Girl, A Creek, and an Hour to Spare

The White Album

July 5, 2018 Posted in aging, Beatles, best, board and care, California, caregiver, dancing, flirting, humor, memoir, relationshipsLeave a comment

The last time I saw the Beatles cover band in the Santa Cruz mountains hippie town of Felton, I noticed that most of the crowd was coupled off, and most of the couples didn’t dance. They were too old, having been die-hard Beatles fans for fifty years. It was a shame. The floor is real… Continue reading The White Album

Only Human

July 1, 2018July 1, 2018 Posted in Beatles, best, board and care, California, caregiver, cell phone, dancing, friends, girlfriends, humor, memoir, music, relationships, sister, skilled nursing facility4 Comments

It had been a busy day. After exercise class, I stopped at Costco to buy Sis a TV. The board and care home didn’t have one for her bedroom, and she wasn’t willing to go to the living room to watch it with the other five residents. She wasn’t willing to do much of anything.… Continue reading Only Human