I became an American when I was 5, I also got a middle name that day. It was an exciting day for my parents, I was told to be on my best behavior  and their nervousness extended to me. I vaguely remember a kindly immigration judge looking at papers… Read full post »

It's snowing here. I woke and the world looked sweetly pretty, like a fairy tale. This will be the first time in a decade I get to see what this much snow looks like in my yard. Out I go with camera and umbrella.

The weather vane is my favorite… Read full post »

I was not aware this is the way these things are now being done. I don’t text so it’s odd that I even noticed it on the phone. Actually the first text was partial information “Mark from the club had prostate surgery and died.” WTF??? The second text included his last… Read full post »