Mary was 34 years old with a completely unruly head of fiery red disobedient curls - a trait she had inherited from a great-great grandfather who was rumored to have taken to drinking various tonics... Read more >>

Genre: Last night I woke up in a cold sweat. No, it wasn’t hot flashes; it was a horrible dream! I’ve had this dream several times recently. I always wake before the resolution. Here... Read more >>

Hair appointment. (Skipped exercise for hair cut.) Lunch. Reading. Writing. One new chapter and one chapter revised. Out to dinner for Chinese with husband. Back home. Evening now. It is a pretty... Read more >>

Bubbles and Alfalfa – Part 1 - The History Bubbles the canary was swinging back and forth on the somewhat dubious swing that Larry, the owner of Larry’s Pet Shop, had grudgingly installed... Read more >>

Being a woman of a certain age, you begin to accept the changes your body goes through, you know the ones I am talking about. A little pouch on the belly that was once taut, a few laugh lines on your... Read more >>

My husband Jamie is obsessed with growing The Great Pumpkin. How is that for an attention-grabber? Over the past several years, his passion for growing 1,000-pound pumpkins has not only taken over... Read more >>

If I suddenly got amnesia and couldn’t recall our life together, would you be upset,” I asked my husband. “Is this a trick question,” he asked after careful consideration.... Read more >>

Soon to be married and not quite sure if your guy is the right one for you, then I say, “Run.” If you choose to ignore my advice, plan on going ahead with the wedding, but still have... Read more >>

I'm thinking about starting a new seven-step program. It will be along the lines of Alcoholics Anonymous, but I'm going to call mine DA, for Doormats Anonymous. Hello, my name is Marlene, and... Read more >>

To: Community Relations Director, County Medical Center Regarding: Flunking the Urine Test From: Thea Heying   I can’t blame the County Medical Center Laboratory staff for my failure to... Read more >>