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U Is for Undertow by Sue Grafton
As a long time a Sue Grafton fan, my insides get quivery at the release of a new Kensie Millhone mystery. I ask myself, “What title will she come up with for this letter of the alphabet? How will it foreshadow the plot, the stories, the characters?” When I finally...
Comfort Food; Creamed Potatoes
Along my gravel road, winter has been in full swing for two months. With the amount of snow on the ground, people in these parts are thinking the groundhog was mighty optimistic when he predicted only six more weeks of winter. So what’s a person with raging cabin...
My Happy Place…Thanks to Impressions By Twyla
As this winter stretches on and on, retaining sanity is becoming a full time occupation. To maintain it, I follow my doctor’s advice when he’s performing unpleasant medical procedures. “Jolene,” he says, “go to your happy place.” Tell you what, the road to my happy...
Super Bowl XLIV
Nothing makes me feel quite as old as the Super Bowl. No, the sight of players hitting the dirt doesn’t bring back memories of crippling sports injuries that stove me up like an old geezer. Sports injuries aren’t part of my past because sports aren’t either. Sports...
The Benefits of Walking
I am not and have never been an athlete. Throughout my childhood, I dreaded gym class. I consider team sports cruel and inhumane treatment. Sweat is evil, and no matter how you spell it, I believe “exercise” is a four letter word. So why am I committed to walking 4 -...
Mindful
I take so many things in life for granted: a warm home, a loving husband, more food than I need, education and job skills, freedom to travel, vacations, a functioning government, friends who stand by me, and the ability to pay our bills each month. These privileges...