I asked permission from my friend, Dr. Hal Bidlack, ( USAF Lt. Col – Ret.), to share this, from a post he made on Facebook on January 30, 2017. From his bio: He has a diverse background in academia, politics,… Read More ›
General Stuff!
Top Ten Searches Which Find our Blog!
Inspired by a post I saw on another blog site recently, I did a search on the top terms used that lead people to our website. Our top posts are ones that were featured on Freshly Pressed, but we get… Read More ›
The People You Meet in the Library, Part 1
As the readers of this blog know, I am now a retired Library Lady, and am looking back on a career that started in 1977 and ended this summer. People not immersed in the library world tend to think of… Read More ›
Wood you believe it’s almost Fall?
My neighbor uses wood for heating all winter. He spends much of the summer cutting and stacking wood for Fall and Winter. There is nothing nicer than a subtle hint of wood smoke along with colorful Fall leaves. This year… Read More ›
My cabin decorating, not quite a “harmony of color and style”
Sometimes I feel like the world of decorating has finally caught up with my own eclectic style. Pinterest and other online sites now share and extol the random and budget friendly decor I learned from my grandmother. She never bought… Read More ›
Little Shop of Horrors or Modern Dentistry?
I haven’t required any dental work for several years. Last week, I went in to have a crown replaced, and expected the usual (pardon my pun) drill of the crown being yanked off, some grinding on the remains of my… Read More ›
Duck and Cover for GI Brats
When I was in my 30s, I got into a conversation with a woman, roughly my age, who brought up how terrified she had been throughout grade school, practicing “duck and cover”. I had never heard of this, so she explained… Read More ›
How People Find our Blog Part 2: Naked Selfies
A few weeks ago, Kitty wrote a blog post “Naked Selfies, Normal or Not?” about a friend of her husband’s who had recently re-entered the dating scene after many years of marriage, and who was nonplussed about receiving unsolicited graphic… Read More ›
The Good Gym Teacher
I always have bad early memories of gym class. We had to wear these horrible zip up one piece uniforms. They were blue and white and were to be taken home on Fridays for washing and brought back on Mondays…. Read More ›
Naked Selfies, Normal or Not?
My husband has a newly single friend he works with. Jim was married for 25 years until recently he and his wife agreed to divorce. They don’t have any children. His wife was offered a terrific new job on the… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 