On Saturday Jon and I celebrated the 11th anniversary of our marriage proposal: Yesterday we celebrated our 43rd wedding anniversary. What’s the catch? Read more.
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A Crossword Puzzle Tip — And Poppies, Millions of Them
Six hundred miles and millions of poppies on California’s Interstate 5 — and one more Sunday NYT crossword puzzle bites the dust. Read more.
My Brand-New White Hair. It’s Real. It’s Scary. But I Kinda Like It
My white hair grew out when I was too sick with mono to keep it colored. To my surprise, I think I look smashing in my new look. Read more.
Mono — It’s Never Too Late to Come Down With the Cool Kids’ Kissing Disease
My doctors, a string of them, hadn’t thought to test me for mono. After all, seventy-somethings don’t get mono. Or so we thought. Read more.
With a Little Luck You’ll Live Long Enough to Breed Flies in Your Attic
Back in 1987 old age seemed a long ways away. It still does. Read more.
For One Night I Was Important Again. Thank You Armistead Maupin
At a party for “The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin” I discovered I was important enough to score quality time with the likes of Jonathan Groff. Read more.
Surprise! Here’s What I Wore to My Daughter’s Wedding
For my daughter’s wedding, I took a chance and had the tailor cut the elegant Adrianna Papell ball gown off at the knees. Here’s the result. Read more.