Author Archives: Carol

When I was a coed at Eastern Michigan University, a group of my dorm mates selected as a service project, to visit prisoners at the Ypsilanti State Prison. It is classified as a maximum security facility. My dorm was an all girls dorm. Most of the young woman were eighteen to twenty. We had aContinue reading “Jack in a Box, March 27, 2023 762 words”

I can’t write about family without mentioning our four legged members of the household.I recall two pets growing up. A large long haired tabby cat named Fluffy. I have a photo of her perched on the side of the bathtub watching as I bathed. Unlike most felines, Fluffy loved to play in water. She wouldContinue reading “Pound Dogs, March 20, 2023 455 words”

I grew up one of five siblings.My father , an ex Marine, expected his sons to be able to take care of each other. They fought, competed and played hard. My oldest brother Bob, recalled a time that he was angry with his brother Mike and took a swing at him. Mike was the biggerContinue reading “Sibling Ties March 13, 2023 581 words”

My Dad, lived just short of 99 years. In the last months/years of his life, He decided that He couldn’t give up his eating habits. His favorite place to shop for groceries was his local drug store. There he could pick up Better Made potato chips, Breyers Vanilla Ice Cream, peanuts and maple syrup, GoebelContinue reading ““Well Anyways” March 6th, 2023 489 words”

For years, my daughter Ruth and I would stand back to back to measure our height and see who was the taller. For years, I was inches taller as Ruth would stand on tip toes, wear thick soled shoes and pull on my arm to measure up.Last week measured ourselves again. To my chagrin, IContinue reading “Old Bones, February 27, 2023 320 words”

Most stories have a beginning, a middle and an ending. John came home from the rehab center on Tuesday afternoon. Tired and thin, He stood to give me a large hug.“It’s good not to be tethered.”“What do you mean?”John smiled ,”I tried to leave the floor twice.”I looked at the bracelet on his wrist. ItContinue reading “Homeward Bound February 20, 2023 424 words”

Going through my email, I am often struck by the minor complaints and worries that bloggers write about. Now as I reflect on the last few weeks and wonder what changes I will see in John as he heals, I am the one who will share.John went through heart surgery to repair his valve, thenContinue reading “Perspectives, February 13, 2023, 488 words”

Stress will produce strange reactions in a person’s body. Some people break out in hives. Others have memory lapses. Still others have a meltdown. I have butterfingers.At first I thought my hand was weak from overuse and fatigue. In the past week, I have dropped several items. The first incident occurred drinking my evening tea.Continue reading “Butterfingers, February 6, 2023, 541 words”

Over the last year, I have been recovering from a stroke. I have experienced lapses in memory, word recall, and retrieving items. I will walk into a room then have no clue what I wanted. I retrace my steps to find the memory thread. To get items kept in a same drawer now on aContinue reading “Watch and Wait January 30, 2023, 468 words”

Here in western lower peninsula of Michigan, we have had two snow falls of over 20 inches each. In between the snow has melted away. We are accustomed to snow on the ground from January till mid April. Not so this year.In my home town of Northville, The area on the east side of theContinue reading “Where did all the snow go? January 23, 2023 539 words”