the little things that make a difference
“Your pants have a hole in them,” I say to Denny, as I pull his pants out of the washing machine and put them in the dryer. I’m wondering if I should dry a pair of pants with a hole in them. “Which ones?” “These,” I take them out for him to see. “Do I… Continue reading Episode 47 – Cross-Cultural
“Let’s party before we’re put out to pasture.” I read that on my friend’s cup as I drank tea at her house. “You can be sure I didn’t buy that. It was a gift.” She is older than I am, and determined to stay young. I smile a little. We’ve had the conversation about whether… Continue reading Episode 45 – Let’s Party
“Open door, open hearts, open minds.” That’s what the banner said. “Then anything can fall in and anything can drop out,” I commented. Denny thought that was really funny. We were coming back from Ikea on a rainy Sunday afternoon. I only work mornings until two, five days a week and we decided to go… Continue reading Episode 39 – Focus on Victories
“The girls weren’t as excited about the slippers as I thought they’d be,” I’m talking the moccasins I bought our daughters-in-law for Christmas. “Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.” “But the boys sure were pretty tickled about theirs.” “Yeah,” it’s true, they were. I should be thinking about that. “Well, we have a pretty good… Continue reading Episode 38 – Slippers
“That sounded pretty red-neck.” “Can’t get much more redneck than that,’ Denny assures me. Not that I wanted or needed assurance. I’m taking off my make-up in front of the bathroom mirror and Denny is standing off to the side, behind me. My mind is going back to my youth and contrasting it with life… Continue reading Episode 36 – Redneck
We are sitting at White Spot. I ordered a Provolone and Portobello Mushroom Veggie Burger. I’m surprised to find that Denny deviated from his usual burger and ordered grilled chicken. I’ve trained Denny not to constantly check his phone when we are in a restaurant. I mean, how annoying is that? When there are only… Continue reading Episode 34 – White Spot
“How can you be so happy?” Denny has a decidedly more happy life than I have. “There’s so much to be happy about.” I’m quiet. “Make a list,” he tells me. I am known for lists. “Don’t do it. Because it will stress you out. Just three is enough.” Denny is walking around. He has… Continue reading Episode 33 – Phone Plans
