Category Archives: France

I’ve been having panic attacks lately. I wake up and my first thought is “Are we still here?” Those mornings, I guess I am hoping that the nightmare we are living is over. With the loss of so much of … Continue reading →

At last, the Smart car is here. Driving home the other day, I passed the exclusive Oregon dealer and stopped in for a test drive. The convertible is high on my list of desires. However, at a $29,000 tag is … Continue reading →

These people have the right idea.

This morning I had my semi-annual visit to the dentist, or rather, the dental hygienist. I dreaded the thought of that fingernail-on-chalkboard scraping sound against my teeth, all that jabbing with sharp instruments. But I can remember the day not … Continue reading →

I’ve been thinking about my carbon footprint, as I do every time there is another freakish, freaking reminder of global climate change. This means I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately. I thought our family had already done quite … Continue reading →