It’s been a long time since I’ve told you about any of the local folks, mainly because now that we live farther north, I don’t really know any. But I came across something my husband wrote a while back which… Continue Reading
Well, hi! It’s been a while. In fact my last column was in December of 2020, which I find hard to believe, but here we are. How are you? My absence is down to a few things. Well, one thing,… Continue Reading
Well, hi! I would normally add, “how ya doin’?” but… * flails wildly * … you know. Everything. I’ve been following things here at aNewsCafe’ and boy howdy it’s been a heck of a year, hasn’t it? If you feel… Continue Reading
When my husband is at dialysis and the weather is mild I like to open windows at the front and back of our wee apartment to blow some fresh air through. I can’t do this when Sem is at home,… Continue Reading
“When you are finished changing, you are finished.” -Benjamin Franklin “Change is inevitable. Change is constant.” -Benjamin Disraeli The Benjamins were right, weren’t they? Some people are great at staying calm and unruffled even when being tossed about roughly on… Continue Reading
You may have noticed that I do not get political in my column here at aNewsCafe’. There are other writers here who do that sort of piece far better than I could. In fact, when people decide to comment to… Continue Reading
Do you need a break? I do. Come for a walk with me… We’re going to go to Castle Sinclair Girnigoe. If you want to know the history and see some far better photos than I could take, click that… Continue Reading
My life with my husband, Sem, has been nowhere near as dramatic and traumatic as all of our lives have become lately, with the appearance of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19. The internet is full of articles about how to… Continue Reading
The C-word. After Doni’s recent article on the subject of cussing, you might think I mean ‘that’ c-word, but I don’t (yet). These days there’s another big bad c-word in town. You guessed it: coronavirus, or COVID-19 if you prefer.… Continue Reading
You wouldn’t necessarily expect a lot of laughter in a dialysis unit. But where my husband goes for his treatments (a small, four-chair room in the hospital), staff and patients alike become close, with a fair amount of shared banter… Continue Reading
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