I hugely enjoyed  " The Wedding People " by Alison Espach the first time I read it, back in February 2025 , and I immediately pegg...

You will understand that, as a childless-not-by-choice woman (via stillbirth & infertility), That-Day-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named, coming up...

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, ...

I decided my next read would be " Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska " by Warren Zanes, in ad...

Today is the first day of school hereabouts!  Little Great-Nephew (the older/original one) is starting Grade 1 today!!  (eeekkkk....)  The o...

I was already doing a lot of thinking about travelling -- and then (on the same day, in late June) both Jess  and  Grumpy Rumblings  had tra...

(NOT a microblog post, lol.)   Yesterday was our 40th (!!) wedding anniversary.  (How did that happen??)  Despite the significance of 40 yea...

Right now...*  * ( an occasional (mostly monthly) meme , alternating from time to time with " The Current "). (Explanation of how ...