by Shari | Feb 10, 2020 | America, art, beauty, children, Life in General
Snow falls and swirls in puffs or icy shards, it smooths the surface of the world in a way that would seem to dim shapes and steal color. It makes everything look the same, dull and uniform. But look again, each flake has the opalescent quality made of icicles, of...
by Shari | Dec 3, 2018 | America, beauty, cancer, children, depression, family, Life in General, Marriage, parenting
I hadn’t planned to go to Prescott Arizona, but when one of my husband’s few remaining relatives took a fall and relapsed from her brain surgery, I grabbed a carryon, threw in a few sweaters and headed for the airport. I didn’t want to go to the deep red state,...
by Shari | Sep 16, 2018 | humor., Ireland, Life in General, Marriage, men, Nature: Hiking, Wildlife & More
Admit it, the best thing about vacation is the sex. Sure, my husband and I have fantastic sex at home, but there’s just something about sharing a new adventure, a new view, a new country, a new bed even, that I find erotically stimulating. Let’s back up a sec....
by Shari | Aug 10, 2018 | family, Ireland, Life in General, Marriage
Ah travel, the thrill of new places and faces, the strange twang of English words twisted with accents that render them unrecognizable to the American ear, the savory surprises of foreign food, the heart-lifting vistas new to these old eyes, and, of...
by Shari | May 30, 2018 | America, art, authors, beauty, family, humor., Life in General, Marriage, RV life, trailers
With both girls off to college, my husband and I decided it was time to live a simpler life with less to worry about and take care of. It came to this. We had too much stuff and it was weighing us down, anchoring us to one place and we wanted to lift off, fly, to...
