To reduce the Christmas stress, I’m starting early baking

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Fortunately, the weather has been subzero and still snowing, so we spend more time indoors lately. My son, Bill, and his family have been without power for nearly four days, while he's been sick...

We’ve had a tough week

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It started out great. My adopted daughter from India, Monique, and her family came to Minnesota and we all met at son, Bill's on Sunday for a family get-together. For a change, it wasn't...

Will and I got our first COVID vaccination this morning.

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After seeing all those long lines of cars and people camped out in longer lines, hoping to be chosen to receive the COVID vaccination, we were sure grateful to easily receive our vaccinations, without...

Things got a little nuts around here

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Unfortunately, my handicapped, adopted son, Javid, developed a bone infection from a pressure sore he's been fighting for some time. He was in the ICU for a while, on IV antibiotics and was recently...

Well, tomorrow’s the day

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I've been trying to get ready for my knee replacement surgery for a week now, trying to think of everything I can do now to make things easier down the road. Extra seed packet...