Artist, exerciser, gadabout with unsolicited wisdom to share
April 14, 2024 We left Raleigh-Durham international airport headed for Dallas-Fort Worth airport the morning of Saturday, the 6th of April, 2024. The eclipse was Monday, the 8th of April, in the afternoon. We were very concerned that… Read More
April 14, 2024 I’m back at the blog! I do like my blog. I’ve reviewed one or two of my posts from the beginning, and I’m happy with them. Several months ago, I remembered blogging about the 2017… Read More
Did you know sparrows are singing better during the pandemic? The male birds don’t have to sing as loud as usual to compete with man-made noise like car and truck traffic so they can sing softer with wider… Read More
March 14, 2020 – Selling Your Family Heirlooms – Silver, China, and Crystal – at Replacements A few weeks ago a Northern Virginia friend told me about selling her Waterford Crystal to a fine china and crystal dealer… Read More
(December 12, 2018) – Several weeks ago I received a Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles form in the mail reminding me that my driver’s license would expire on my December birthday and stating that this year I had… Read More
(May 13, 2018) – I’ve been feeling old-fashioned lately, even as I adopt more and more up-to-date habits. I feel very 2018 when I pay for ev-er-y-thing with my reward credit card, including piddly little items like a… Read More
February 9, 2018 – Some great words this week – I’m not sure they’re particularly useful in everyday life but they’re fabulous anyway! In honor of a published essay by the best niece ever, the first word is… Read More
January 15, 2018 – Like me, I’m sure you’ve seen it all. Friends who sign their Christmas cards with funky spellings, or sign themselves up for neighborhood responsibilities oddly, have a welcome mat that doesn’t look right or… Read More
December 16, 2017 – As we sat on the warm Florida beach, trying in vain to lengthen summer by just a few more days (it didn’t work – it snowed at home while we were away), I read… Read More
December 5, 2017 – To prepare my Wanda’s Words blog entry, I tried to categorize my latest little list of words but failed. They are just some words I’ve come across reading the newspaper (my usual source) or… Read More
