Stocking up? – 2020

Stocking up? – 2020

Do you remember your grandparents having a root cellar? If you were city folk, you probably never experienced this issue. But if you grew up or visited people in rural areas of the country, this was a room built into the earth (usually below the house) where dirt kept...
Finally! – 2020

Finally! – 2020

When will it all stop? The year 2020 has continued with all sorts of disappointments, and it appears this trend will continue well into the New Year. But we can dream, can’t we? So many dreams went unrealized this past year with graduates not being able to hold...
Here we go! – 2020

Here we go! – 2020

By the time you read this newsletter (or listen to it via www.65andcounting.com), the post-election conversations will be in full swing. The final counts will be ongoing for several days if not weeks. Seats will change hands. 100% of the 435 seats in Congress are up...
The Unexpected – 2020

The Unexpected – 2020

You Fibber! Liar, liar, pants on fire! Wouldn’t it be funny to see the politicians as they are constantly lying about one thing or another, have their pants catch on fire when they lie? These days that would be a full-time job for a fireman at the congressional...
October Treats – 2020

October Treats – 2020

I have fond memories of trick or treating with my two brothers at an early age. We received all kinds of homemade treats back in the day before people were afraid to eat a homemade treat. Popcorn balls, homemade fudge and cookies, cupcakes, sticks of sassafras or...