Category Archives: Working Around House

Watch Out For The Electrons!

“Why does it take a minute to say hello and forever to say goodbye?” – Author unknown I loved Valentine’s Day and tried to make every day a little like Valentine’s Day.  The picture below was from 2008 when we … Continue reading

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The Week Started With A Bang, Buzz, Whirrrr, And A Crash!

“Life is not the way it is supposed to be. It is the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.” – Virginia Satir We went through the Panama Canal four times in our … Continue reading

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Working Hard And Not Accomplishing Very Much!

“Life is not the way it is supposed to be. It is the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.” – Virginia Satir Sue loved libraries, botanical gardens, and museums and went all … Continue reading

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My New Name; “El Destructo”!

“What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul.” – Jewish proverb Sue was strong, and I mean super strong.  She went through cancer, the severe back surgery, then heart bypass surgery, and then the internal organs began … Continue reading

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I’M Tearing It Up!

“The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero Trains! Choo Choos! She loved them all.  Every year we would go on at least one train ride somewhere.  Santa Barbara to visit … Continue reading

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Summer Is Just Three Weeks Away!

“We do not have to rely on memories to recapture the spirit of those we have loved and lost – they live within our souls in some perfect sanctuary which even death cannot destroy.” – Nan Witcomb For many years, … Continue reading

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Memorial Day, A Time To Remember!

“Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near; still loved, still missed and very dear.” – Anonymous We traveled and saw the world, this picture below is from our twenty-two-day cruise … Continue reading

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Sunday Has Arrived Right On Schedule!

Don’t cry because it’s over; smile because it happened. – Dr. Seuss Thirty-plus years ago, Sue brought me an advertisement from the local paper about a “Christmas Play” at a dinner theater in Montclaire.  It looked interesting, so we went.  … Continue reading

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Sliding Toward The Weekend!

“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. – From an Irish headstone.” We were blessed with a beautiful family, albeit it blended!  Our oldest Great Grandchild is Lilly, daughter of our … Continue reading

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Movie Night With Miss Robin!

“Those we love don’t go away; they walk beside us every day.” – Unknown Disneyland was our middle name.  When Sue’s cancer was diagnosed in October 1997, I immediately got us annual passes because it was the “Happiest Place On … Continue reading

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