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The Story of my Rescue Puppy, Pepper

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 Posted in animal adoption, animal rescue, ARF, break-ins, burglaries, California, care giver, dog training, dogs, firsts, humor, Jack Russell terrier, labrador, memoir, pit bull1 Comment

I laughed out loud. I had joked about a getting a pit bull, and the universe had dropped two of them in my path.

The Power of Nature

July 9, 2019July 8, 2019 Posted in act of God, aging, best, California, car accident, care giver, caregiver, hiking, humor, memoir, nature, outdoors, trees, turtlesLeave a comment

(re-run) Sun, trees, dirt, flowers — my nose is full of the smell of Eucalyptus leaves. I used to hike twice a month with my senior hiking group called DASH. Then my sis moved in with me so that I could be her care giver. My hiking days stopped except for once last summer when… Continue reading The Power of Nature

M is for Music

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 Posted in antibiotics, care giver, dancing, humor, memoir, memorial service, music, nurse, singingLeave a comment

In a stressed-out world, one of the best things I can do for myself is to relax and de-stress by either singing music or dancing to it. Once a week I go off and sing with my chorus of 130 people. During those two hours, I don’t think about world news, White House news, weather… Continue reading M is for Music

Dead Begonias and Other Stuff

March 29, 2019March 28, 2019 Posted in Begonia, birthday, board and care, California, care giver, chorus, family, flowers, hospice, humor, Medicare, memoir, relationshipsLeave a comment

It started with the dead begonia plant. Sis and I called our mother who lives with our younger sister ninety miles away. “How is your begonia doing?” Mom asked Sis. I looked over to the college-sized fridge. The begonia plant was gone. As Sis talked with Mom, I went down the hallway and asked the… Continue reading Dead Begonias and Other Stuff

The Story of my Rescue Puppy, Pepper

March 16, 2019 Posted in animal adoption, animal rescue, ARF, break-ins, burglaries, California, care giver, dog training, dogs, firsts, humor, Jack Russell terrier, labrador, memoir, pit bull2 Comments

I laughed out loud. I had joked about a getting a pit bull, and the universe had dropped two of them in my path.

The Story of my Rescue Puppy, Pepper

November 13, 2018December 30, 2018 Posted in animal adoption, animal rescue, ARF, break-ins, burglaries, California, care giver, dog training, dogs, firsts, humor, Jack Russell terrier, labrador, memoir, pit bullLeave a comment

I laughed out loud. I had joked about a getting a pit bull, and the universe had dropped two of them in my path.

My Autumn Travels

October 14, 2018October 15, 2018 Posted in Africa, beach, best, British Colombia, California, care giver, Colombia, Dachau, Denmark, Ecuador, Facebook, France, Germany, Hawaii, humor, India, internet, Italy, Machu Picchu, memoir, Mexico, Monterey Bay, Norway, Peru, Spain, Sweden, travel, vacation, VenezuelaLeave a comment

I am in India, then Hawaii, then Europe, then Mexico. I have seen monkeys and camels, but no tigers. I have seen the Taj Mahal. I am having the dead skin on my feet bitten by little fishes. Then I am touring a castle in Germany or visiting a beach town in Italy. I can… Continue reading My Autumn Travels

The Power of Nature

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018 Posted in act of God, aging, best, California, car accident, care giver, caregiver, hiking, humor, memoir, nature, outdoors, trees, turtles1 Comment

Sun, trees, dirt, flowers — my nose is full of the smell of Eucalyptus leaves. I used to hike twice a month with my senior hiking group called DASH. Then my sis moved in with me so that I could be her care giver. My hiking days stopped except for once last summer when I… Continue reading The Power of Nature

The Tree Whisperer

February 7, 2018February 7, 2018 Posted in California, care giver, clueless, helpful strangers, humor, memoir, neighbors, relationships, treesLeave a comment

I walk my neighborhood once or twice most days. Since I am a tree hugger and have planted more than sixty trees at my various houses over the years, I will free a distressed tree when I see one. I carry scissors in my back pocket, the little ones used in kindergarten. That way, if… Continue reading The Tree Whisperer

Secret Agent Man

December 23, 2017 Posted in California, care giver, dancing, dating, dumping someone, firsts, friends, humor, Iowa, memoir, relationships, sugar mamaLeave a comment

He was a familiar face from the dancing circuit. He told me he’d been thinking about me, and that we should dance. As in, no one else could dance with me the entire night. The next night we met and danced again. The day after that we had our first date and danced again. Fifteen… Continue reading Secret Agent Man