Prime Friendships
One of my first blogs was about my neighbors–“the luck of the draw”–and how lucky we have been. We have lived in eight different homes since we have been married. And in this last home we have stayed the longest,...
Read MoreIn Search of a Home
At the airport, which seems to have become the bus stop of the 21st century. My daughter, grandaughter, and dog dropped me off, and my daughter was amazed that they had all this valet parking. Yep, people commute for the day. ...
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My “inactive” Mormon Dad
My father was an “inactive” Mormon. This means that he was baptized a Mormon, but stopped going to...
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Shake ‘n no Bake Dog Food
What do you feed your dog? Raw meat? My son just got a cute new puppy and he started her on the...
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Let the cares of the world go by
Today, after being beat up in the business world for the umpteenth time, I ran off to the temple...
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Popping Pods
We Sold! Or at least we are in escrow. Do trees celebrate? Because just after we signed our docs,...
Read MoreHow I Became the anal Retentive Housekeeper
I can’t leave my bedroom until I have made the bed, with all the pillows perfectly upright, the mirrors with finger prints removed, and the closet neat and tidy, sinks and counter cleaned immaculately. My house is on the...
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On the Floor
Life is a mixture of happy and sad. I am continually reminded that Eve asked “is there no other...
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Fall Colors
I love the Fall leaves. This week I actually got to see them–in person. Having grown up in...
Read MoreBeat it to Fit, Paint it to Match
My dad, dear old dad, used to say, “beat it to fit, paint it to match” when talking about any repairs. One day I asked him, “where did you get that saying anyway?” He used to work at Lockheed Aircraft. So….the...
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Vines and Bananas in the Last Days
I’ve been working in the garden. The vines that I did not plant have overgrown or grown over the...
Read MoreWorking in Babylon
The economy is always in the news. It faces us personally everyday. My kids have gone to college, not always thinking about how they will support themselves once they are “grown up”. We struggle to avoid the pitfalls...
Read MoreSome Work of Art–
this is the model, but picture it 30 years old, trashed and thrashedToday I drove the big black Tundra to Costco to buy a chair for the office. As I waited for a parking place, I noticed another one and took it.Should have...
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Good Delays
Little Red Riding Hood left Grandmas house. I will miss her pattering around here making little...
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The Man, the Coyote, the Dog, the Cat, the Fish
In the telestial kingdom, not all animals live side by side. Or should I say, that the wolf and...
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When Things Seemingly Go Wrong….
Sometimes when things go wrong, they may be right.I read the book by Enzio Busche, Yearning for...
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Dog Days of Summer
What does mother Eve do? Today I woke up and made sure my college kids arrived safely from Utah....
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At Apple Genuis Bar
I made an appointment at the Apple store. I called my 21 -year old son and asked him if he could...
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