I discovered last August that the flagship Joann Fabrics store is about 10 miles north of Akron. It sits in all it’s gorgeousness in a grassy corporate complex, with the store on the right and the corporate offices to the left. The first time I saw the store, I swore that glorious strains of classical…
Soon I will be on the road, full of the traveler’s sense of adventure and freedom. The adventure sometimes includes just heading in a certain direction and traveling back roads, confident I will end up where I want to be. I might detour north or south to see a historic site advertised on a road sign.…
Hi, it’s Tango. Jane has forgotten how to write and conjugate simple verbs, thanks to “problems” with the blog site. While she sharpens her pencils, rereads Strunk and White, and clears the debris from her foggy mind, I will fill in. Here is the news: I am sick of city life. I should be herding grizzly bears in…
I slept well last night so I decided that this would be the day when I stay on the phone with Blue Host until my website problem gets solved. I wondered if the problem was related to all my banking changes last summer and not a technical support issue? I dialed billing this time and clenched…
Taking care of crabby elderly parents is tough, physically and mentally. Healthcare system workers – even docs – can be grumpy and uncaring. The senior care system is abysmal. One night last week the dinner menu: bologna and cheese sandwiches (I eat with Mom every night). Add to that, parents always saying “WHAT” because they cannot hear.…
Bumblebees play an important role in our gardens by pollinating flowers. Without them, we would be without juicy tomatoes and luscious sweet corn. We would live in a world without cucumbers and squash, chilis and eggplant. Considering their all-important role, I think bumblebees deserve a loftier name, such as Emperor or Empress Bee. Why not!!…
I walk in diverse terrains: rocky paths through the desert, long switchbacks up a mountainside, unmarked trails along rivers. A favorite adventure is in Great Sand Dunes National Park, in Southern Colorado, where I walk for miles in an ankle-deep seasonal stream that flows alongside the dune. Right now, in Ohio, I take historic…
I escorted Mom to her primary care doctor on Friday. We shared with her some of the issues at the nursing/rehab center. Doc: Take them both with you. Me: Sputter, sputter. I am flabbergasted since she knows nothing about my traveling lifestyle, only that I live out-of-town. Me: I live in an RV and travel…
I cringe when I read American History and find a passage where native people are called “savages.” The term comes loaded with judgment and derision. Lowly savages! A decade ago, after reading several books that portray the atrocities Columbus and his men committed on the Caribbean Islands and elsewhere, I realized that the real savages in…
“Mr. Bojangles” Nitty Gritty Dirt Band I knew a man Bojangles and he’d dance for you In worn out shoes With silver hair, a ragged shirt, and baggy pants The old soft shoe He jumped so high, jumped so high Then he lightly touched downI met him in a cell in New Orleans I was…