We got dumped on here in Spokane, Wash., with almost two feet of new snow in a little more than a day. I want out. Right now, I want out. I want to live somewhere greener and warmer. Not too…
Month: December 2008
Toys for Tats
I bought a lot of toys when my two boys were little. To their great disappointment, many of those toys went into the toy closet, unopened, and have stayed there for years. These were not-to-be-played with toys. These were, in…
Last of the Fab Fifties
Four friends and I turned fifty this year. We’re all part of the close-knit staff of Spokane’s Union Gospel Mission homeless shelter, and our birthday bashes stretched from January through December. But that’s not everyone – my husband, Scotty, and…
Bidding Goodbye – to Stuff
Stuff. Too much, far too much, the accumulation of 25 years of living in the same place. A place that has far, far too much space in which to store the stuff. I have a house with large closets, a…
Why I’ve Decided to Go Gray
Have you ever had a rash from poison oak or poison ivy? Red, raised, fiery, welted patches of pure agonizing itch that spread… if you’ve had it, you remember it well. It’s called contact dermatitis, and it happens when sensitive…
Disaster Averted, Pumpkin Pie Triumphs
I failed the holiday acid test. Thanksgiving Day was PP-Day: it was high time for me make my first pumpkin pie, especially since it was on my husband’s “it isn’t Thanksgiving without it” list. I already had an apple pie…