Banning Thanksgiving
I’m banning Thanksgiving. You might be celebrating Turkey Day in your house on Thursday, but as for me, I’m having pizza. Yep. Ordering pizza on Wednesday night, then leftover pizza on Thursday. No...
View ArticlePass the Damn Ham!
If you’re a book lover like I am, then you recognize the title as a line from one of the greatest literary works ever written, To Kill a Mockingbird. And though it was little Scout that uttered those...
View ArticleLoveYa
LoveYa By Barbara Silkstone The importance of the phrase I love you has been watered down for a generation of children. Permanently blended with good-bye, Love Ya has become an over-worked...
View ArticleThis is What 25 Years Looks Like
Trying to put thoughts together on the approach of my 25th wedding anniversary, I picked up paper and pen and this was the result: We dance more than ever. We still discover new music. We laugh at our...
View ArticleRV Traveling Via the Snark Ark
As a few of you may know, Joe and I just returned from Chicago where we visited my son Nick. Because we hadn’t seen him in many months, trying to catch up with your adult child in three scant days is...
View ArticleI’m Smell Blind "You don't know what you got, until it's gone."
Several weeks ago, I realized I couldn’t smell. It wasn’t something I really noticed until I visited a fudge shop in Helen Ga. Helen is a quaint German town nestled in the GA mountains, where else...
View ArticleA Love Poem from my Granddaughter
Babci, Babci This was poem was written for me by my darling granddaughter, Nessa.Babci is a Polish word for grandmother Babci, Babci,With hair as red as cherries,And eyes of a brilliant green.You...
View ArticleThe Christmas tree is a storyteller
We all consider the Christmas tree as a symbol of this season. Do you know it’s a storyteller, too?When decorating the tree last Sunday, I realized a good detective could examine the ornaments and...
View ArticleKeeping My Eye on the Prize
At the beginning of the new year, it is common to reevaluate life and set some goals for the next twelve months, both personal and professional. Some write goals down, but most people at least think...
View ArticleDear Catherine…
To My Darling Daughter Catherine,Before you were born I was searching for a name and I chose ‘Catherine’. I knew it would be perfect and it was. Your name means “pure” and that is exactly what you are,...
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