Modern Wisdom A week ago, Thursday my husband and I along with our next-door neighbor/friend, Amy, were coming back from our local VFW, when something gave us pause. For context, Amy was being inducted as a friend of the VFW, and it was our first visit. Our friends around the corner, Jo and Jack, are… Continue reading Know Your Neighbors: Finding Your Tribe in a Changing World
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The Coexistence of Joy and Pain
There was something big that appeared in my life back in 2018 that I wonder how many other people have experienced or have inherently known all along - joy can exist beside pain. That was the year I lost my mother and met my husband. I was in my own year of magical thinking. Profound… Continue reading The Coexistence of Joy and Pain
Home Security Upgrades in Our 1914 Bungalow
Since we have lived in our little house, we have been making updates as problems have arisen. I bought this house in 2018 and within weeks had a furnace that didn't work when the first cold snap appeared. Thankfully that was just a repair. Since then we've had to replace the hot water heater, repair… Continue reading Home Security Upgrades in Our 1914 Bungalow


