Traveling along the shore in Port Orchard, Washington, heading to the rental home we love, I noticed something new. “Is that a statue back there?,” I asked my husband. He quickly glanced in the rear view mirror, “I can’t tell. We’ll look when we come back this way.” It was…
I am not much of a jewelry wearer, I even take my wedding rings off at home. I put them on when I go out, as well as a stud earring. If going out out, say to dinner or an event, I usually add another ring to my right hand….
I carefully slid my thumb up towards the rim of the full cup, trying to remove a thick hair clinging to the interior side of the mug and scaling the wall to save itself from drowning in my hot coffee. I was grossed out, but did not want to say…
As my husband drove us to the most well-known historical site in Concord, Massachusetts, he said, “Wow. That is a very cool house.” Before I could reach for my binoculars, tucked in the pocket that runs the length of the bottom interior passenger door, he spoke again. “Wait. There’s a…
Sunday mornings is when we give Piper’s mansion (we never call it a cage) a deep clean, as well as the living room where he spends most of his time. On this particular day, we had finished, setting Piper up for the day. I was working at the dining room…
Every day, all over the world, phones are stolen out of airport security bins because they are sitting solo in the TSA tray. Help prevent this from happening to you by stowing your phone in your backpack, tote or purse, instead of placing it in a bin by itself which…
In the charming piazza, couples dine while parents watch their children chase each other, allowing them to squeal with glee. A woman sits at a low counter of a bar, enjoying a glass of wine and light meal while working on her laptop. Next to her, two girlfriends drink cocktails….
In the continuing saga of unbelievable happenings at physicians’ offices before I even get to an exam room, buckle up, Buttercup. (Click here for More Painful Than The Mammogram.) The receptionist who has been a wonderful help to me at this doctor’s office has left the practice. Her name was…
Did you know that Paul Revere was captured by the British in the early hours of April 19, 1775, bringing his infamous “Midnight Ride” to an end? It happened in Lincoln, Massachusetts, not long after he had left Lexington. Fellow patriots William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott were traveling with…
I often marvel at how Piper has a sense of time, given that he lives in a human home. Sure, he can see out the window but he is not out in the world, in nature, and able to use that as a measure of the hour. Even when we…
