Monthly Archives: May 2022

This was dance weekend for us. Turns out that all our granddaughters are turning into dancing machines. Emily has been at it for a few years now, and Ellie and Rory just started fairly recently, but they seem to be … Continue reading →

A number of members of our family are convinced that a full Moon affects people’s behavior. I have to admit that over the years, I’ve witnessed some strange behaviors during full Moons — probably too many to be coincidental, so … Continue reading →

We had a discussion during our last “winter golf” session that always amazes me. A lot of people that I know are not aware that brooms (before plastic came along) were made from corn — specifically, broomcorn. (You can read … Continue reading →

We live in an area with a lot of mountains and the roads are mostly two-lanes and have a lot of curves. As you might expect, a lot of the speed limits in our area are less than 55 mph. … Continue reading →

If you’re not good at Roman Numerals, the title of this blog is the 9th of May, 1976 — the day our baby daughter was born. It was a Sunday, in fact it was Mother’s Day.  If we had saved … Continue reading →

Today is Mother’s Day — a day that gives people a special opportunity to show their gratitude to the moms, grandmas, stepmoms, aunts, and other maternal figures in their lives. Mother’s Day is always the second Sunday in May — … Continue reading →

Well, we made it!! The big five-O — If you were at this space last year at this time, you know that I was bemoaning the fact that we’d been married for 49 years and that, according to the experts, … Continue reading →

So today is the day you should probably just avoid all the Mexican restaurants — it’s Cinco de Mayo Day. We avoid restaurants on Valentine’s Day because they’e always packed, and we do the same for Mexican restaurants on Cinco … Continue reading →

I don’t know about you but, at this point in time, I’m getting tired of hearing about the Presidential election being “stolen.” A lot of things are believed because they are obviously, or demonstrably true. But some things are believed … Continue reading →

It’s funny how the riddles and jokes we thought was so funny as a kid are still just as funny to our kids, and grandkids. Emily asked “what’s black and white and red all over?” on one of her recent … Continue reading →