As a writer and lover of words I consider myself a wordsmith, not a numbersmith. Well, I guess there's really not such a word as "numbersmith"! But I think you know what I mean: bankers, accountants, financial planners, scientists, engineers, and other people who like to think about numbers. However, I think I can blow … Continue reading What a Difference a Zero Can Make!
Month: April 2018
Remembering My Mother’s Final Days
I have a few notes that my mother left behind that, at first glance, might not seem all that important: a hand-written list of foods she was going to prepare for a family holiday tucked among the pages of a church cookbook, and a thin strip of paper peeking out from the leaves of her … Continue reading Remembering My Mother’s Final Days
Stinky Story
Nonny Day, 2018 Dear Grandgirls and Grandguys, Something funny happened to me the other day and I wish you could have been here to laugh with me! I had been at my city house for a number of days and was just returning to my country house. Immediately when I got back and was going … Continue reading Stinky Story
Two Too Many!
Hi! My name is Timmy. I’ve just got to tell you what happened to my Nonny. That’s what I call my daddy’s mom. She called me the other day and said she got caught on an elevator with some other people and firemen had to rescue them! I thought she meant that the elevator caught … Continue reading Two Too Many!
