We just got home from a two-week trip to California. We managed to make it to two family reunions, celebrate…
As children we dreaded a visit from Aunt Izzy. Although she was one of our favorite aunts, she had big…
Just for fun I listened to the television program as if my mom had just appeared from 1986.
I suspect that most people have a soft spot in their hearts for at least one geographical location.
We met some friends at the Seattle waterfront in February for a nice dinner. Afterward Lenny said he wanted to hear a buddy of his play with a band at Café Racer in Ravenna. It was pretty much the last thing I wanted to do that night, but I decided to be a good sport.
“Did I mention that it’s an accordion band?” he asked.
It all began when I found a bell in a souvenir shop when I was a young teen. The little brass bell had such a pretty tone. I bought it for a dollar or so, and decided that I would collect bells.
I realized that my sister, Jeanette, was feeling a bit invisible. She had been job-hunting since late in 2008, and her 60th birthday was coming. A party ought to do it, so I decided to surprise her by inviting our brothers. We had only been together once for a brief visit since Dad died in 2001.
I’ve heard it said that you’re not dead until there is no one left who remembers you. Somehow it seemed so appropriate on Easter, a day of celebration and remembrance to keep alive the memory of this group of friends.
When you become a grown-up American, there are certain things you do because you live in this country.The census is…
When I began to think about the topic for this column, there was a television commercial in my mind. It’s…
Recently we were in a car on our way to a restaurant to meet relatives. Our sons, Joe and John,…
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My husband and I each have three jobs, and December is the busiest time of year for all of them….
Hello, everyone! Happy Luzzi here. For those of you just joining Patty (The Mom) on her columnist gig, I am…
Hey, you! Yeah, you with the tattoos and the earbuds pumping music into your brain. I have something important to…
After a bountiful summer of farmer’s markets, and the harvest of backyard produce, Halloween marks the first true test of…
It was the year of the yard waste. Our trash collection company had delivered spanking fresh green toters so that…
When you play a board game, there’s often a marker that becomes “you” for the duration of the contest. In…
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