There you are, my venerable lady with varicose veins on your leaves. My living room hasn’t been the same since you arrived, perking it up with your stately presence and youthful glow. You keep reminding me that I’m only as old as I feel. I’ve had fun with that. It was only today that I... Continue Reading →

The emergency room door slid open and in ran Doris, her arms flailing about. “Aaaaah!  Come quickly. A terrible thing. Ralph fell down.” Grabbing a gurney, the triage nurse and orderly rushed out the door, followed by Doris. There they found the old codger sitting on a bench with an ice packed ankle. “What happened?”... Continue Reading →