If you were old enough to pay attention to the news in the late 1990s, you'll know who  Monica Lewinsky  is. She's the young White H...

I was 15 years old during in the summer of 1976. I'm Canadian, but my mother was American, and I spent a lot of time in Minnesota with m...

My parents were married for more than 65 years, and lived in the house that just sold (and is closing at the end of this month) for 42 years...

Personal note :  10 years ago today (!), we took possession of the condo where we're now living, and moved out of our home of 26 years, ...

If you don't know who  Mr. Dressup  is... you obviously did not grow up in Canada in the latter half of the 20th century, lol.  If you d...

The phone rang earlier this afternoon, my parents' number. It was my dad, and I knew right away something was wrong.  For one awful mome...

Annoying thing:  Someone's snide post on Threads, to the effect of "who's the genius without kids who scheduled Game 6 of the W...

(Once again, odds & ends for #MM -- but hey, it's what I've got right now...!  In no particular order:)  It's our Thanksgivi...

Lana Manikowski at " Infertile and Childless. So Now What? " nails it in " The Grief That Comes Without a Funeral ." (It...

It's Labour Day weekend, and I'm bracing myself for all the back-to-school photos next week (and over the next few weeks) -- althoug...

I just got back from two weeks with my parents and sister last night and have had NO time to put together a proper post -- but I've been...

(A multipurpose post...!  lol)   Annoying things:  It's been a busy week!  It feels like there's never enough time to get everything...