How Green Thou Art

My neighbor, like me, is a scavenger.  She doesn’t go to the lengths that I do to get a good piece of curbside love, but she occasionally brings home the goods.  If she can’t use it and thinks I’d like it, she’ll leave it on my driveway.  Some are hits, others are misses and become … Read more

Partners

Last March I called Nancy up and said let’s talk.  I hated my job, I hated having my creative spirit shot down and I desperately needed to get to a better place.  I’ve known Nancy for years and loved her style, and when she was over to my house for a dinner party for a … Read more

Swimsuits

Teacher Girl and I went up to Macy’s to try on swimsuits.  She’s going to a friend’s lake house for the weekend and my suit is a thousand years old.  I pride myself on knowing how to shop for everything, but a bathing suit?  Is your clothes size your swimsuit size?  I thought so until … Read more

Loyalty

I am a loyal person.  Same bank, same hairdresser, same house, same Big Daddy and a vintage pair of Jockey French Cut underwear in a jolly red and white strip.   If they went any higher, I could skip the bra.  I hang on to things that are important to me.   I have no explanation for … Read more

Repairman

When I was growing up, my dad fixed everything.  He did plumbing, electrical and auto repair.  When he and my mom needed more space in our small house, he added on a family room, kitchen and bedroom.  It was my impression that all men could fix things, until I married the Big Daddy.  He’s never … Read more

You Should Try This

In researching whether or not I had leprosy, I had an afternoon consult with Dr. Google, who happens to be my favorite medical professional.  While determining the severity of my condition, an advertisement for a Vagina Tightening Cream popped up.  Ladies, do you fear a loose vagina?  In a click of the mouse, I veered … Read more