I'm sorry to hear that! Yes, decades ago the US government began "borrowing" from the Social Security fund and now every new dollar paid into the program is used to pay outgoing benefits for

One of the guys in our writing room lived near Park Slope. How awesome that you still own a building! The brownstone sounds ideal. Before the city changed that was my dream, to live in one of those

My dad raised my brother and I with that same financial philosophy that your father had. His resourcefulness used to amaze me. He didn't ever buy much for himself but if an appliance ever broke down and

Walz is a likable guy.. I think Harris was smart to pick him because she hasn't rank very high in that regard. Some of his policies concern me. He gets a lot of criticism for how he handled the George

Okay, that sounds delicious! A tomato pesto salad would be good too. I just learned some chefs' secret for grilled cheese sandwiches...spread mayo on the bread before you toast it instead of butter. It's

I appreciate the concern, Nancy! Life is kind of a roller coaster for us these days, good days and bad. We're very grateful for the good ones. I hope you're having a good week. Another weekend is almost

Absolutely gorgeous! I hope to visit someday!

What a wonderful garden you have! There's not much better than a perfectly ripe homegrown tomato on a BLT or just by itself. I used to like to do the raised bed gardening. It seemed a lot easier to manage.

My aunt probably remembers those, for sure. She was super social and the prom queen of her high school. My mom was only a few years older and was more of an introvert. She also caught the end of the Rock

That's horrible. I hope justice is served and the tyrant is put in jail. Our Minnesota State governor was chosen to be the VP pick of the Harris campaign yesterday. The entire state is abuzz about it.

You're welcome, @cryptomother. Thank you for contributing to Memoir Monday!

I agree with you. As difficult as struggles are I think those who go through them and find a way become successful are more grounded and happier, in general, than someone whose been given everything by

Look at those incredible pictures of the younger Lizelle! I really wish I was around in the 1960's. They were tumultuous times but it sure did seem like the young people had fun. My mom's younger sister

I'm so sorry to hear about your years of struggle, Nancy! I can't even imagine what it was like when the economic situation changed so abruptly. We've had struggles through the pandemic in this country

What wonderful surprises! I'm sure you were thrilled on both occasions!

Yes, things never experienced are difficult to know.

The tone of my work is definitely changing, reflecting change inside myself. It's been a really hard couple of years for me, personally, but I hope these challenges haven't left me completely jaded. I

Very true!

Things seem so incredibly chaotic all over the world right now. We have our share of those cell phone revolutionaries here in the US too! Are things getting any better there in Venezuela? I hope so! Hugs

Thank you my friend! I appreciate it.