July 4, 2024 10 days shy of 57 years ago, I married this man. Now, we have been divorced for almost 48 years and I am sitting by his deathbed holding his hand.  As my current, sweetest man on earth husband says, “He is the father of my son! That makes him family!”  We knew…

Today was a very emotional one for me. As I posted on Facebook today, my wonderful husband suggested that we go to visit the cemeteries where the women who were important in my life were buried. Before we began our trek, he took me for a Mother’s Day treat to a wonderful Thai restaurant where…

As I have mentioned before, I am totally in love with this little fat cat called “Punkin.”  During Christmas, one of our guests admonished us for letting her “starve” and threatened to report us to the Humane Society 😊.  Bless her heart, she is only about 17 ½ pounds of loveable fluff.  As much as…

It is the day after Christmas and I am feeling the after-Christmas let-down – blah- and melancholy! Things were going at such a pace before Christmas that I did not have time to think. Now, everything that had to be done got done or we lived without it, and the after the party dishes are…

My husband is just about the most perfect person I’ve ever met.  He is fully and charmingly rounded. He can write software programs that make helicopters fly without pilots, he can rebuild computers when I break them, he can rebuild car engines, he can build beautiful wooden things, he can sew, and he can cook. …

Joseph and I moved to Portland Oregon in August 1994, after his lay-off from Pesa Switching Systems in Huntsville, AL.  I was very naïve and not at all “worldly” then and the move was greeted with awe and wonder.  The following letter really shows my naivete and back-woodsiness!  I’d never been very many places other…

I began this blogging on my 75th birthday – almost a year ago.  As the days draw nearer to birthday number 76, I have begun to reflect on what our lives mean as senior citizens- a phrase I had deliberately omitted from my vocabulary – until now.  During the past few months, a series of…

As I get older, more and more things grab my interest.  I have thoroughly enjoyed having my disabled son near me; however, it causes a large chunk of my time to be devoted to him.  He likes to go to the movies on Tuesday, (so do I) he likes to have lunch at Pizza Hut…

Today is our 35th anniversary!  It is hard to believe that we have been married so long, then again, it seems just like yesterday.  I have been blessed to have such a wonderful husband for all these years.  He has always been so thoughtful and caring – so different from the frogs I kissed before…

Wow, and I thought COVID years were bad!  After going through a very sad and depressing Christmas, we were hoping and praying that 2023 would give us some relief.  Unfortunately, that was not to be had!  On the way back from Lee’s funeral, our Jeep started giving a warning light.  Joseph had it checked and…