Category: The Softer Side
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Saying Goodbye
I have written a couple of times about my precious kitty, Willy, and how he came into our lives, along with his history or what was the last 7 years […]
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Flowers – Pruning & Blooming
I have recently come to the realization that I’m not a very good gardener. When we first moved to Underhill, being very young and having started accumulating kids, we moved […]
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Shuffle off to Buffalo? No, silly. Your list!
Have you ever noticed how things get lost in the shuffle? From the extra sock in the laundry room that hasn’t found its mate, to the health savings card sitting on your […]
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Life Changes
For as long as I can remember, the previous generation or generations have had changes, that they were very vocal about, said changes not being right or not needed. “Things […]
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Spring Anxiety
It’s that time of year again, when I feel overwhelmed with chores. This happens every year about this time. What few spring cleaning chores I feel I need to do […]
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What a difference a year makes
It is hard to believe, but it has been a year since COVID-19 reared its ugly head and put us in lockdown. Though I think it was around several months before […]
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My Window Feeder
Last Fall I bought a new bird feeder. I have quite a collection of feeders, bird seed and suet, in various stages of disrepair in the cellar and because I can’t […]
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A Different Kind of Pandemic Story
Since the beginning of the pandemic last year, I’ve been thinking a lot about my maternal grandfather. His name was Maurice J. Villemaire, M.D., and he served the town of […]
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Lost – Found – Give
I do not know about you, but I ‘hate’ to lose something. I would rather drop it and see it run over by a bus (or in my case, an […]
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My Gypson Tours
The other day I saw a photo of the car I rode in for the Gypson tour this year. It was BJ Gonet’s 1931 Chrysler, a beautiful car. It was […]