After years apart, my winter boot socks finally found each other. This would have been fantastic news for my toes if it wasn’t July. Who knows where those thick woolies will wander off to by the time the snow flies again? I wasn’t even sure I still had two boot socks. A few … [Read more...]

I once had a cat named Murphy. Murphy explored everything. As a kitten, he proved to be a natural predator of mice and squirrels. He climbed inside every piece of pottery in the house, and when he matured enough to explore the great outdoors, I did not always know what mischief … [Read more...]

I had to say goodbye to an old friend today. Even though she died a couple of weeks ago, she wasn’t put to rest until now. So as she was towed away to Volvo heaven, where she will always be filled with Premium and every light is green, I thought back on her fulfilling life. I … [Read more...]

For as long as I can remember, activities involving any level of eye-hand-stick-ball coordination have eluded me. And while I’ve often heard flirty women at cocktail parties gush, “Oh, I’m such a klutz!” I wonder how many of them have broken their noses falling off a pair of … [Read more...]

The Fourth of July weekend of 1999 is one summer holiday I can clearly remember, although I’d rather not. My son, Jake, promised to house sit during this particular holiday weekend to watch his friend’s three Rottweilers. Only afterward did he remember that we had an annual … [Read more...]