My granddaughter, Tori, celebrated her 16th birthday this week, passing her driving test today. Look out world, here comes T!

Some days are crisp and focused. Some days slide by in a blur. The latter describes life around here the past few weeks.

I’m not much of a dog person but we rescued Rusty six months ago and he has managed to wiggle his way into my heart.

The countdown is on and Christmas is fast approaching. Are you ready?

The calendar rolled over to 2018 at midnight…we have a new year! I like new beginnings — it energizes me to start afresh and move forward.

As a techno babe, friends call me when they have issues with their iPhones. The latest call came after my neighbor purchased the new iPhone 8.

There are many jokes about all the words women say in the course of a day. We can chatter on about nothing with a close friend, speak in shorthand with our daughters, or slip in that tidbit of good gossip over lunch.

Sights, sounds, images. I’ve spent 20 hours watching the PBS documentary, “The Vietnam War.”

A few weeks ago I was fretting about how boring life was. It was the end of a long, very hot summer, and I could hardly wait for Fall to arrive.

I’m usually one of those girls that has a glass-half-full attitude. But this has been quite a week