How well do you spell? Actually the question really is how well do I spell – and we’ll find out that answer this Friday night at the Stoneham Adult Spelling Bee. I’m on the ERA Andrew team and we’ll be spelling and raising money for the kids of Stoneham to fund projects throughout town. If [...]
Recently 3 of my nieces turned 10, 11 and 12. They are all wonderful girls, growing into beautiful women. They also have lots of “stuff”. With the holiday season approaching, I told them I thought they had enough “stuff” and instead of a present, they were going to have the gift of time. . . [...]
Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. It’s not that I’m enamored of turkey, but the idea who’s theme is being thankful has alway struck me as a good idea. So, to all of you who read this blog, thank you! Are you hosting Thanksgiving? We are (and I’m very thankful that Frank [...]
Yesterday I was driving and stopped to let another car come out of a side street. As the young driver went past, he gave me the peace sign. I thought this was even nicer than waving “thanks”. We could all use a little more peace!
Although most of us prefer not to think about it, it can be a scary world out there. Last month I took a great self defense class at the Salem Street Studio in Medford. The ideas were easy to remember and help me feel more confident. The instructor (a 5th degree black belt with 4 [...]
I believe that the less chemicals we have in our lives, the better. This weekend Frank and I tried a new weed killer we read about online. Instead of using a synthetic chemical, we used vinegar. Yes, just regular old vinegar like Grandma used to use. We put it in a clean spray bottle and [...]
It seems like life just keeps getting busier and busier. Do you ever feel if you wrote down everything you’re “supposed to” or “need” to accomplish that you’d never stop writing, never mind finish the list? Okay, so it’s good to know I’m not alone. 6 months ago Frank’s beautiful mother, Lucia, died after a [...]
I am proud to live in Medford. . . Medford, Massachusetts. To be fair, I haven’t visited any other Medfords yet. I don’t know which Medford Printing Company put out the Medford Tribune, but I was surprised to be walking through the Rome Airport and saw this photo of smiling Medfordites (whether they be from [...]
Okay, just like almost everyone else, we got water in our basement over this weekend. A few inexpensive water alarms helped us be able to sleep when I thought we’d be bailing all night. During the day, we’d been using our wet/dry vac to keep the water at bay and out of our finished room. [...]
