My parents lived on Lake Huron in Greenbush, Michigan. It was their retirement home. We had bought a small blue boat. It was on a hoist in the water off their beach in front of the house. We visited on summer weekends. My dad and my husband and I woke up early one morning to… Continue reading ANCHORS AWAY
This morning I opened my laptop and at 74 years of age with two grandchildren, it finally happened, I was looking at an actual recruitment page for a special corps of the Marines. It was personalized, with my birthday! This took my breath away. The requirement for this section of the corps. is specialized. First… Continue reading THE FEW, THE PROUD
It was a very hot week last week. My son, husband, and I decided to go to a movie at mid-day. We have air conditioning in the house. I showered and dressed for air conditioning. I wore a t shirt and pants, due to my age. I brought a sweater because I do get chilled… Continue reading HOT TIME AT THE MOVIES
We got up at the crack of dawn to go to the zoo. We wanted to rent motorized carts and to do so, we knew that the supply never met the demand. I tried drinking hot coffee in the car. My husband already drank his, so he was wide awake. Every turn onto the expressway… Continue reading ZOO WAKE UP CALL
We lived in Southwest Florida for a hot number of years. We had four children who all were in school in Florida. The youngest was in middle school. Living ninety miles north of Cuba means that you are living in the subtropics. In Winter the weather was tolerable. I expected wonderful weather all year. However,… Continue reading PARENT PICKUP
This is a true story. As a mother of four children who have grown up, I was with one in a big box electronics store recently. He managed to grow up and I managed to survive. I have been in the situation that this father was in yesterday in the computers and tablets department. First,… Continue reading TODDLER TECH TANTRUMS
Sharon Clemons 