Social Life

Social Life

Our social life has migrated to the middle of the week? Has yours as well? That is, we often get together with friends on Hump Day, though without the camel, thank you very much:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxCVtEeJnZ It seems that all of our local friends are...
Curb Appeal

Curb Appeal

I was seated in the orthopedist’s waiting room the other day. Not for mends to my bones, but for a friend who’d survived a near fatal automobile accident…thankfully with only a crushed left heel. She is now a fervent believer in ‘Living Life as...
My G-G-generation

My G-G-generation

Clique: a small group of people, with shared interests or other features in common, who spend time together and do not readily allow others to join them. Ms. Gen-X smiled and said, “My generation doesn’t do cliques.” I nearly melted into my shoes. My...
Reunion

Reunion

 Hi PJ, I wanted you to know that I just finished your book and enjoyed it very much. You always had such fun with words and this was still was very evident in Stashes. There was a combination of complexity and playfulness that reminded me of the Patti I used to know....
If You Give a Writer a Pen…

If You Give a Writer a Pen…

In my pediatric speech-language pathology practice, children’s literature was an integral therapy tool. Its use validated the spoken words’ link to reading and fostered parent follow-through at home. So, I know a thing or two about famous children’s...