Trenton Makes, the World Takes I’ve probably ridden past this sign dozens of times on my way to New York City and back on Amtrak. It’s...

Think again. Call my husband, Perry, a kid at heart but he loves decorating for Hallowe'en. There are few, but some, who surpass his work...

Sorry this took so long. I’ve often wondered how some people can become addicted to drugs like opioids; my experience with them has not...

On one trip to France, we drove along the Dordogne River valley in the Perigord. Along the way, we saw numerous billboards featuring this...

Little Perry in his London winter togs.

Sorry I left you hanging. Three weeks ago I had very intensive surgery on my back. I was under anesthesia for over 10 hours. To...

My husband was born in London, England and after five years returned to the United States, more specifically Cape Cod. His final move...

Over several years, Perry and I took a number of trips to France. Our friends asked us if we wanted to go somewhere else, but the...

For many years, the Clarendon area of Arlington was known as Little Saigon because of its many Vietnamese restaurants and shops. My...

I wonder what they'll get up to next! My in-laws Mal and Herb were essentially kind people with pronounced idiosyncrasies. Mal and Herb...

Sailing takes me away to where I always wanted to be. . . Well, I’m sailing alright, but I don’t think I’ll end up where I want to be....

All of my adult life, I have been cursed with the inability to open plastic bags, particularly those used for produce. I will stand at a...

On our fifth wedding anniversary, Perry wanted to take me to Austin, Texas, where he went to grad school and generally had a great time.....

Five of us were in the company elevator heading ultimately for the 11th floor. The two men were talking about the coming weekend’s golf...

Mary and I flattened ourselves against the institutional green tiled wall and extended a small mirror on a metal stick around the corner....

Jeannie was a sweet, somewhat frumpy woman who worked at AGA’s third-rate art department. When the art director Jack flew into a tirade,...

The other day I was due to be at a doctor’s office for tests earlier than usual and ended up at Virginia Hospital Center three buildings...

I’m squirming so much in my seat I’m surprised the teacher hasn’t asked me if I’ve got ants in my pants. I’m in eight grade English class...

My mother lived with Perry and me for the last four months of her life. She was dying of cirrhosis of the liver. The first month or so...

I heard a box drop onto the front porch and looked out the front door to see what it was. It seemed innocuous but I knew what was inside....