I’ve had a heck of a year!! Two weeks after my adorable cat Fritz died I headed west to attend the wedding of my brother with his long-time companion (22 years!). It was a fabulous weekend, the weather was perfect and everyone was so happy. Then tragically my brother passed away on October 14th. He learned … More Rest in peace my brother
And I’m still here! Thank you to all my wonderful followers and all the “likes” over the years. I appreciate it very much. Similar to past years’ posts about my blogoversary, below are some of my favorite posts as well as the most popular posts as defined by the number of likes they received. Similar … More My 4th blogoversary!!
How could I have forgotten the duets!?! In a recent post shortly after my trip to Florida, I wanted to share some of the positive things about our trip and I can’t believe I forgot the duets! But, it’s prompted me to create a separate post because as I started to think about it, we … More duets with my sister
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I just came back from closing up my mother’s apartment in Florida and moving her to Virginia to live with my sister. I thought I’d create a post to collect some of the fond memories of that trip. Memories of watching Fiddler on the Roof: My mom is … More memories from my mother’s life
I just spent 10 days in Florida packing up my mother’s apartment with my sister and daughter. Mom is nearly 92 and can no longer be on her own. She is now living with my sister which gives me much comfort knowing she is no longer alone. We had a most awesome team, my sister, … More Cheesecake Factory – Pembroke Pines, Florida
If you enjoyed my mice adventure, surely you’ll enjoy this story. I was thinking about how many more things I would need go through to complete my Minnesota adventure. It seems we’ve covered a lot of ground when it comes to “things that could happen to you in Minnesota”. We’ve had several flooded basements, ice … More my bat story
Anyone out there struggled with a mice infestation? I have gotten quite the education in pest control and removal, let me tell you! Read on as I share my experience. Just over a month ago my daughter and I were at the kitchen sink when she saw, and I felt, a mouse crawl over my foot. … More of mice and modern living
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