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What a Good Sister I Am
The purpose of this blog is to show the world what a good sister I am. To do so, I am honoring a request from my oldest sibling. We stayed with her this weekend after moving Allen from her house into his apartment. Her house has a wee bit more room than Allen’s...
The Best Weekend Ever
This past weekend, our son Allen and his girlfriend Abbey (far right) moved into their own apartments. The event was a quite the logistical coup, with Allen coming from the Twin Cities to our house Friday to load furniture and housewares we’ve been storing since Mom...
Old People Going Through Hard Times Together
Today marks our thirty-second wedding anniversary, and the celebration began this morning when Hiram and I exchanged cards. I had forgotten to get his card ready ahead of time and was sneaking off to find it when he intercepted me. “Happy Anniversary,” he said, and...
Shades of Blue
So far as birds go, this spring and summer have been strange. Baltimore orioles are everywhere and the bluejay population has spiked upward. The orioles get a hearty howdy from me, but I wish the bluejays would find a different neighborhood to terrorize. The bluejays...
Fairy Tale Moments Available Now
July’s hot, humid weather doesn’t endear the month to most Iowans, unless they are swimming pool managers or own a Tropical Snow kiosk. But the first half of the month makes my top ten list because during those weeks, my flower bed reaches its peak. The flower bed is...
We’re Showing Our Age
This past Independence Day proved that despite our best efforts; eating right, exercising, applying sunscreen, and refusing to wear suspenders and appliqued sweatshirts; Hiram and I are starting to show our age. This devastating truth became apparent during our...