Stories from an Empty Nester

Yellow ribbons accompany red, white and blue bows on my hedges.  As I hung them, a man pulls up and rolls his window down. "Got one coming home?" I smile broadly aand nod. He wishes my... more »

Ten fingers, ten toes. Two beautiful eyes squinting to see, and a cone shaped head that looked fairly odd. The doctor assured my quite concerned hubby that the head would lose the cone shape in the days to follow,... more »

I took the dog out a little while ago, and noticed, the lawn is ready for a trim. More leafs need to be raked, and my lawn furniture needs to come out of the garage. All of this is normally done by now. Except,... more »

  I walk at least two times a day now to add to the strengthening of my back and leg muscles. The walks are not routine, I find a different route now and again. Typical of any Smalltown USA, the sidewalks are not... more »

 I looked at the aged and slightly yellowed Father's Day card taped into an album that was showing it had seen better days. An American Flag graced the front, the scrawled signature inside with a quick note to a... more »