In 1909, the third of seven children is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsyvlania.  Her parents name her Mildred, but everyone calls her Mid.  Mid is a feisty and somewhat difficult child, but her beauty…

Charlie was born in Pennsylvania in the 1920s and lived there his whole life.  He was just a baby when his father left him, his mother, and his older sister behind.  His mother hadn’t had…

Ya’ll, I am weary of being without my husband.   In other news, as soon as my Israeli boss goes back to Israel and I have three minutes to myself here, I am…

When the alarm goes off at 5:30 and the cat doesn’t let you snooze, and then a roach falls from the bathroom ceiling into your hair while you’re getting ready, and then the dog…

NPR directed me to a cool website that I’ve now joined.  It is www.catalogchoice.org, and it’s a totally free site that allows you to opt out of receiving catalogues in the mail.  (Is…