After I retired, I started making some annual goals. (Before I retired, I focused on getting through the work week.) These goals are in broad categories (health, financial, personal). Don't worry, I am not going to itemize these. Not only do I not want the accountability that comes from “going public,” I also like that … Continue reading Life Goals
Lo and Behold: Lo is a year old. It seems fitting on this occasion to enumerate a few of her many fine qualities. Thus, here are the the Top Ten Things About Lo at One Year. 1. As from birth, she remains a style icon. She remains comfortable in any style but her current vibe … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Lo
Cleaning my mother's house. Cleaning my own house. This week, these parallel activities have me musing about the nature of housework. I am a good-enough-for-government-work cleaner. The basics get done, and a little less frequently, I delve deeper, noticing and eradicating the toothpaste splash on the bathroom wall and the cobwebs clinging to the bulls-eye … Continue reading Housekeeping
The six of us are former coworkers from the IT department of New Hampshire Savings Bank and our friendship and periodic get togethers have endured for over 30 years. We have seen divorces, marriages, births, deaths and grandchildren. A number of pets have come and gone. We have moved to different houses and one to … Continue reading Girls’ Night
New Englanders know that Spring time is the most ethereal of seasons, arriving overnight with summertime temperatures, a diminishing pile of dirty snow, a long list of chores- indoors and out, and that which springs eternal. The hopeful things can be small and you need to pay attention. Visiting my mother yesterday, it was hard … Continue reading Tiny Miracles
What do you collect? I didn't really have any childhood obsessions (minus the paper dolls) and as an adult have spent a regrettable amount on shoes and dresses but I would hardly call the rats nest in my closet a “collection.” My true collectible has emerged in later years: condiments. Or more accurately, unusual ingredients. … Continue reading Collectibles
New Englanders know how erratically Spring arrives. In my opinion, the most difficult aspect is deciding what to wear. Luckily, we have a style icon who can point the way. Having just returned from a jaunt to Florida to face a Nor’easter, Lo knows how to rock everything from resort wear to winter woolens. A … Continue reading Transitional Wardrobe
I was 21 years old when my husband and I got married and we have spent our lives together in this small New Hampshire city. It's a good city and a good life, you could even say both have improved over time. But inside me is a tiny longing and fascination for something I did … Continue reading City Life
One of the many nice things about having a grandchild is that she “belongs” to you. And Lo, with her winning personality and charming smile, reinforces that attachment. I am sure that each of us in her care team, family and network of friends feels it. And you know that I am obsessed with her. … Continue reading Papa
After a certain age, we women are faced with some tough decisions. After a lifetime of glamour, excess and having it all (that’s how it was, right?), we now to need to carefully select our indulgences. Despite the inherent appeal of these luxuries, we must be conscious of the cost, the health effects and of … Continue reading What to give up and what to maintain
