Gap Year for Grown-Ups

Gap Year for Grown-Ups

My husband and I are retired – yay! We are enjoying a permanent gap year, something that we, as Midwestern teens, didn’t know existed. A gap year was something that well-heeled kids did—backpacking through Europe as a sort of graduation gift from their...
Trick or Treat: ants rousting about in your house

Trick or Treat: ants rousting about in your house

Here’s a tiny tidbit for your cocktail party conversation: “Do you know how many ants there are in the world?” That is truly small talk (wink-wink) – read on for the answer. According to a newly calculated estimate, the answer is about 20...
It’s no mystery why I love mysteries

It’s no mystery why I love mysteries

https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com Come one, come all! Let’s write – This month’s question: What do you consider the best characteristics of your favorite genre?  Bada-bing, bada boom, this is a simple question for me. All I hadda do was...
We Are Family

We Are Family

FAMILY. We all have at least one, some more. Some families are blended, some are insane. Some families disown us, some are devoted. Some are friends we cleave to with all our hearts, bonded by attitudes and episodes large and small. Further, families can be large,...
Abbey Road: trivia and truth

Abbey Road: trivia and truth

Credit: Blueee/ Alamy Stock Photo Arguably the most famous album cover ever, one that has been endlessly imitated and inspired countless tributes, Abbey Road is quite simple. It consists of all four Beatles walking across the street in front of EMI Recording Studios,...
Milestone Birthday Reflections

Milestone Birthday Reflections

Wow! Nearly 3/4 of the year have passed… That’s an unbelievable milestone, Peeps! Have you noticed – as I have – that days are passing with the speed of light? This has been a milestone year because mask mandates are passed and smiles have...