Suprise Me

First a word about “honeymoon”. We were at a fabulous wedding in England last October. The father of the bride began his toast holding up a bottle of mead. He commented that it was the custom in old Saxon English days to offer newlyweds bottles of mead, also known as honey wine, since it is… Read More

The Peacock Both my husband and I bear the scars of early burns.  Mine is under my chin and dates from a very minor,  almost funny childhood accident;  his scar is on his arm, dates from the hour of his birth, and tells a more somber tale. As I child I loved summer camp and… Read More

From my father, I inherited the importance of honesty and fairness regarding taxes. Read More

My mother was insecure in life and insecure in the kitchen. Having me around made her nervous, so I was forbidden to watch. I didn’t learn to cook in her kitchen…a story for a different day. With her limited cooking skills, she cooked the same menu every week: Swiss Steak on Monday (barely edible –… Read More

What’s Your Story? Knowing I write,  my friend Betsy invited me to join Retrospect.   I was already blogging,  but writing to weekly prompts sounded intriguing. Yet little did I know how special Retro would become for me and writing would be only one part of the experience;  reading stories by fellow writers another;  and building friendships across… Read More

For me, there are all kinds of magic to be found -- in music, books, acrobatics, and even websites that fix themselves. Read More

With apologies to Julie Andrews. Read More

When the song came out we all took it as a tribute to brown eyed girls who were in love, and later to brown eyed girls in general. Read More

  Part I   The Prelude We were living in Scotland for almost a year when I discovered that I was pregnant.  Robert, had been moved to Edinborough by his company to  run one factory in Scotland.  We were excited.  I don’t think either of us had spent time in Europe and we both liked to… Read More

Season after season, he perfects his crop amidst civilization's sturm und drang. Read More