Category: girl friends

No New Year’s Resolutions for Me

Posted in best, California, chorus, cleaning, dancing, dating, firsts, girl friends, hiking, humor, husband, memoir, relationships1 Comment

(re-run) Today’s the day I am supposed to resolve to do better, work harder, exercise more, and eat clean.  Guess what? I learned long ago to do things in baby steps. It takes twenty-one days to form a new habit. Sometimes I can do it if I don’t think too hard about it. Like yogurt.… Continue reading No New Year’s Resolutions for Me

Snowshoeing with the Girls

Posted in memoir, California, Midwestern, skiing, Tahoe, girl friends, Costco, trees, lunch, winter, snow, flat feet, snowshoe, NevadaLeave a comment

(re-run) The last time I was in Tahoe in the winter, Valentina, Margo and I went snowshoeing. The guys went skiing, but we girls weren’t up for that. Maybe it was the house party the night before, or maybe it was a fear of snowboarders taking us out as we meandered down the slopes. Full… Continue reading Snowshoeing with the Girls

Lovely Rita, Meter Maid

Posted in Bay Area, California, dogs, friends, girl friends, humor, library, memoir, newspaper, parking, parking lot, parking ticket, thrift storeLeave a comment

(re-run) Yesterday I spent most of the day in overly-metered Walnut Creek.  The town of walnut orchards has turned into a buzzing destination for shoppers.  It boasts a Nordstrom’s, Neiman Marcus (Needless Mark-up), Tiffany, Apple, Macy’s, Gap, Coach, Tesla, Pottery Barn, and every high-end store and chain store one can think of. People come from… Continue reading Lovely Rita, Meter Maid

Weird Happy Hour Conversation

Posted in conversation, Coronavirus, Daylight Savings, death, drinking, girl friends, happy hour, humor, laughing, March, Millennials, politics, Quentin Tarantino, toehead, towhead, wineLeave a comment

(re-run) My girlfriend asked me to meet her at the local outside restaurant on a beautiful 70 degree March evening, where a glass of house wine is only $7.00, and the small bites are good. She wanted to discuss politics, the primaries the day before, and the future of America. “Not Bernie!” she said. “The… Continue reading Weird Happy Hour Conversation

Snowshoeing with the Girls

Posted in California, Costco, flat feet, girl friends, lunch, memoir, Midwestern, Nevada, skiing, snow, snowshoe, Tahoe, trees, winterLeave a comment

(re-run) The last time I was in Tahoe in the winter, Valentina, Margo and I went snowshoeing. The guys went skiing, but we girls weren’t up for that. Maybe it was the house party the night before, or maybe it was a fear of snowboarders taking us out as we meandered down the slopes. Full… Continue reading Snowshoeing with the Girls

A Good Blog Post if I Can Remember It

Posted in bartender, dancing, forgetful, girl friends, hair dye, humor, January, January 6th, Jeopardy, memoir, seniors, thrift stores1 Comment

(re-run from 2022) My son calls Jeopardy the “old people” show. I started watching it five years ago when I took in my older sister. Now she lives in a home, and my son took her place last year. Actually, that’s not true, because she was in my daughter’s old bedroom, and he’s in my… Continue reading A Good Blog Post if I Can Remember It

Machu Picchu Before It Was a Thing

Posted in best, Caracas, Cuzco, Ecuador, firsts, flirting, friends, girl friends, hiking, hotel, humor, Iowa, Machu Picchu, memoir, Peru, relationships, roommate, student teaching, teaching, travel, vacation, VenezuelaLeave a comment

(re-run) It was 1977. I was finishing up ten weeks of student teaching in an American oil school in Caracas, Venezuela. My roommate, Christy, wanted to travel for two weeks before we went home to the states. She wanted to visit Machu Picchu in Peru. I’d never heard of it. “It’s the lost city of… Continue reading Machu Picchu Before It Was a Thing