So I met this guy for coffee. We were getting along well, filling each other in on our respective romantic histories. His amicable divorce. My acrimonious break-up. We shared a small table by the wall at my favorite coffee shop. He was in a chair and I, on my side of the table, had a…
As we age and lose life partners, finding senior companionship can be a trying task. I, for one, never want to end up on “the reservation”. An old uncle of mine used to call it the senior citizen care center. He wound up and died there. Luckily I still, at 82, have my wife to…
I live in the Philadelphia suburbs. My son and his wife live in California. Although Tom and Amy were born and raised here on the east coast, they run a successful start-up together and work from home. So they could choose to live anywhere. Before they chose California, they were living in Baltimore. It’s hard…
Like many who came of age in the late 1960s, I never marched down a rose petal-strewn church aisle in a drift of white lace and tulle. My wedding was more of a backyard, potluck affair in which my parents were relieved I wore a bra and shoes, let alone a ball gown. This may…
My grandson just turned one. I was lucky enough to be able to be with him to celebrate his birthday. His other grandmother, Wendy, was not. Wendy was the first person, after my son and daughter-in-law, to hold Benji after he was born. Did I envy her? Of course! Terrific Grandmother She and her husband…
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