Deb and Chuck doing what they do best I love to eat out, don’t you? Nothing better than kicking back and enjoying the food someone else has prepared in pans that you don’t have to scrub served on plates you don’t have to wash and put away. But I recently heard a story about a ...
A Debbie by Any Other Name
Can you name this yummy lunch I had in Barcelona? Our whirlwind tour last fall of 5 European countries in 15 days began in Barcelona, Spain. The day Spouse and I arrived with our friends Bob and Sandi, we were hungry and oh-so-tired after our 10-hour plane ride. So after checking into our hotel in ...
Even Dirty, Dirty People Need Valentines
Chuck and Deb enjoying a Barcelona sunset After 35 years of marriage, you think you know everything there is to know about your spouse, right? Nay, not so. Why, just last week I learned something I never knew about my main man Chuck. It happened when I walked into the bathroom to find Chuck standing ...
Tribute to a Legend
Karen and Richard Carpenter This morning over my bowl of granola, I was tapping my toes as my den clock chimed one of my favorite oldies from The Carpenters, “I’m on the *(downbeat) top of the world looking *(downbeat) down on creation …” when I came across a tiny notice in the newspaper that today ...
Papa God’s Waiting Room
While driving through a pastoral area last week in rural Florida, I was enjoying the peaceful scenery of cows, horses, and the occasional pygmy goat herd (aren’t they cute?), when something caught me by surprise. There, standing beside the fence bordering the highway, all alone, was a blindfolded horse. Knowing absolutely nothing about the care ...
Dream On
When I was a young high school tennis player, I dreamed of greatness … Wimbledon, The French Open, Arthur Ashe Stadium. My grandmother used to tell all her little old friends that I was as good as that there Chrissy Evert. The only caveat was that Granny had never seen me play. But her vote ...
Hats Off to Ya!
England’s Prince William I’m a hat girl. You already know this if you’ve read any of my books or know me at all. Hats are one of my favorite hobbies, my passions. My closet looks like the Cat in the Hat exploded. People I pass in stores often comment on my headwear and I never ...
Happy New Year to All and to All a Good Diet
In honor of the exciting new year opening up before us, I’d like to print the audaciously appropriate poem below. It’s been around a while in various forms and unfortunately, the author is unknown – I sure with she would step forward and receive accolades for her genius. And genius it is. The gold standard ...
5 Incredible Christmas Words
The young woman holding the guitar looked nervous as she took her place on the stool at the front of the auditorium where 400 women chattered, all seated around beautifully decorated tables for the annual church Christmas banquet. An expectant hush fell over the room as hot tea-sipping women dressed in their holiday finest turned ...
Everyone Needs a Papa
I’ve had several recent requests from readers to explain the origin of my use of the term, “Papa God” in my books. I’d be happy to oblige. I guess it’s one of those things you do that is so much a part of you that you don’t think about it anymore. Like parting your hair ...
