QUARANTINED (By choice)               This is only the second time in my 72 years that I have been quarantined whether by choice or not. The first time was when I was 4 and had the German or... Read more

I am one of the lucky ones that had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with my maternal grandparents. I have written quite a few stories about my Grandmother but only one or two about my... Read more

When I was in school in the mid 50’s and early 60’s there were still a few door to door salesmen that came around. In our town they came about once a month to try and sell things... Read more

My Grandmother and my mother could grow anything and they both had beautiful house plants and flowers in their gardens. I on the other hand did not inherit their talent for growing beautiful... Read more

Ice Cream Sodas in the 60’s   When my mom and her friend Ruth took over the soda fountain I started working as a soda jerk. I had no idea how many different concoctions people cou... Read more

A friend of mine told me about turn around twice in an email and I got a real chuckle out of it. We were not in high school at the same time in our hometown, but we sure have a lot in common... Read more

Growing up with my Dad instilled a sense of adventure in me when it came to Christmas and the packages that would show up under the tree. Being the natural born tease that he was, he loved t... Read more

Sitting like an Indian, in the middle of the twin bed, is a skinny little three year old girl. She is wearing a frilly dress and white socks with ruffles and black patent shoes.  She has dar... Read more

When I wrote the book about my hometown I had the opportunity to get acquainted with a lot of home town people that I had not known when I lived there. Most of the town people who sent me in... Read more

We were eating at 5 Guys in Wichita October 2nd around 2:30 and we were the only ones in the restaurant at that time. While we were eating a woman came in the west door I was facing. She had... Read more