My younger brother was afraid of thunder,lightning. My father bought a recording of storms,put it on the stereo, and rocked on the love seatwith my br…
That's a question my coach asked me on a recent call. I was relaying a rather painful story to him and at the end of it did my usual giggle. I know th…
Last night, as I was sitting around the Dana family dinner table with all 5 of them present, I felt the need/desire to tell them that my upcoming move…
We could all learn from Marie Kondo’s untidy pivot By Tracy Moore January 31, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. EST, WaPo Marie Kondo, Japanese author of the best-sel…
....that when someone I love is hurting, I need do nothing or say nothing other than "what do you need from me?" and it will be interesting to see tha…
My Brother Wants Me Out of His Life. A reader seeks advice on defusing sibling tension. By Philip Galanes, NYT, Nov 2021 One of my brothers — the sibl…
Home Upside: My own bed. Kitties greeting me at the door. Air conditioning. Downside: Back to masks. Miles from Maine. Alone. My NoVA g-kids, or you c…
So I got this text from my daughter MaryAnn, with the comment: More of this kind of thing please! (I must have done somthing right, right?) The Perks …