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Monthly Archives: March 2021

TO TRAVEL OR NOT TO TRAVEL, THAT IS THE QUESTION.

Marla and I had some serious decisions to make. We hadn’t visited with our youngest daughter Stacy and her family for over a year. We missed them all like crazy! Would our grandkids still remember us? Well of course they would,…but we wanted to see them…

DRESSING UP YOUR TABLE…TURNING UP THE CREATIVITY KNOB

I love a celebration! On one birthday Marla accused me of celebrating for the whole year! Lately, I find even the tiniest weekend dinners for two deserve a little special design treatment at the dining table. Marla is the chef de cuisine in the kitchen so my job is to…

MYANMAR…AN AMAZINGLY EXOTIC JOURNEY

In February Myanmar’s democratically elected government was deposed by the military in a coup d’etat. State counselor and former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, was detained on dubious charges and house arrest. Though highly criticized worldwide for her actions against the countries Rohingya Muslin ethnic minority…

A LOCKDOWN DECLUTTERING AND AN EMOTIONAL CLEANOUT

The COVID lockdown has given many of us an opportunity to declutter, edit our personal belongings, and revisit accumulated detritus of our lives. I began by “watching” Marla go through household items, deciding what to keep or donate. I thought “two can play this game” and…