Not all of us have the appropriate space to put up a big Christmas tree. But that doesn’t mean we can’t get creative and have a smaller one. Or many. Tabletop trees can be just…

It got very cold in Oklahoma last night. And wouldn’t you know my heat would go out. The pupsters and I covered ourselves with mountains of blankets and chattered our way through the night.  I…

Why are we failing our veterans? The brave men and women who risk their lives to keep ours safe, are killing themselves at frightening numbers. They have simply given up.     I just happened…

When you can’t sleep, the world begins to tilt. You can’t concentrate. Or trust your own judgment. What you would give for a night of blissful sleep. Finally I slept. I have decided I just…

The pupsters and I are spending lazy days staring out the window since my ankle surgery. We’re back here on the bed while I recuperate.     I was without much pain until yesterday afternoon….

Now you realize that this is not a designer/updated bathroom. It is a tiny bathroom in a patio apartment that was built in the 1960’s. I know many of you were not even born yet. …