

What’s in (or was in) My Wallet?
On Sunday, February 2, we enjoyed a performance by the Evanston Symphony Orchestra followed by an early dinner with good friends at a...
Mar 5


Caring and Kindness
Love sustained me through a great loss  I was scrolling through my photos looking for something else when this picture caught my eye. It...
Mar 5


I Can’t Hear You
I have been wearing hearing aids for at least fifteen years for a mild to moderate hearing loss, and they are fine in most circumstances....
Mar 5

My Pandemic Generation Grandkids
I am heartbroken over how the pandemic impacted my grandchildren. What they lost can never be fixed.
Jan 22

On the Road to 80
I hope I look as good as my mother did when I turn 80.
Jan 15


When You Lose Your Phone
I still have no idea how I lost my phone. When we parked the car and started for the elevator in our building, I patted the zipped pocket...
Sep 19, 2024


Twenty-Three Years Later: Trying to Remember the Power of Community and CaringÂ
Welcome to Cherry Preschool 2001 On this 23rd anniversary of 9/11, I’m lamenting the loss of community and caring I felt in the aftermath...
Sep 11, 2024


GOOD FUNERALS
Funerals were forbidden when I was growing up. They were mysterious events my parents attended with other adults. My first introduction...
Sep 5, 2024


Women’s Health Screening Available ... If You Pay
I called Endeavor Health to schedule the ABUS screening but was told that Medicare no longer covered it.
Aug 1, 2024


How COVID Changed Me: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
I hate how the specter of this disease still haunts my thoughts and informs some of the choices I make. COVID has made me feel old.
Jul 17, 2024