These are blog posts by or about both of us.
When a friend you love and admire dies unexpectedly, it’s hard not to make it about you. It’s human nature. There are right and wrong ways to connect with the death of someone who is not a close relative or even a best friend – but someone who was part of your life in some truly meaningful way. The wrong way is to use the death to evoke sympathy for…
A rather gloomy day, but an invigorating New Year’s Day walk around Fort Miles at Cape Henlopen State Park.…
As we look forward to a milestone year, this video honoring 2013 popped up on my Facebook timeline.…
Occasionally, we have backup babysitting duty for great-grandchild Lincoln Olivia, who is almost 8 months old. Sue looks forward to these visits with enthusiasm. I feel panic, lacking basic maternal instincts and sustained time with an infant since I last babysat in, oh, 1974. We had cloth diapers and pins back then. You actually did not feel guilty letting a child cry herself to sleep. Times have changed. Paternal…
It dawned on us as we head into 2016 that we are happily retired, immersed in simple pleasures, each with our own set of interests and skills. Maybe we have something to share. In 2016, I will turn 60 and Sue will be 70. We are planning some adventures. No, there will be no skydiving. But there are a few bucket list items to take care of. On January…
As a shopper who wears her feelings on her sleeve, car dealers can see me coming a mile up the highway. However, thanks to the internet and its arm’s length anonymity, the playing field has leveled a bit – even for me, who has been known to jump up and down on the showroom floor. It does take some research, travel and the ability to withstand a barrage of emails and phone…