Monday, May 18, 2026
Storms In The Area Tonight...
Missouri and Kansas are being bombarded with storms this evening....the kind of storms that got "Dorothy & Toto" in trouble. There have been some whoppers here now and then. One little old lady that lived across the street from our Aunt Mildred had her whole roof blown off of her house....while she...
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Saturday, May 16, 2026
How Old is Old?
I went downstairs today (actually down elevator) to raid my mailbox) and found a note on the news bulletin board, telling everyone that our oldest person in residence here is moving on to a better place for her many needs. She is 101+ and very fragile though very independent, with assistance. I know...
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Thursday, May 14, 2026
It's Spider Time Again!
"Will you walk into into my parlor" said the spider to the fly......(1829 by Mary Howitt) was a poem that always gave me goosebumps when I was a child because I was always afraid of spiders. As an adult, I'm afraid I'm still afraid of spiders....and yes, I have been bitten by them....once in my own...
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Sunday, May 10, 2026
I Don't Believe I Did That...
So, yesterday, Oklahoma Son and his Wife Beth came to Kansas City and spent the whole day just with me and telling me all the in's and out's of family things and all the things they were doing and had been doing since last visit, bringing me flowers, taking me out to eat for Mother's Day a day...
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Saturday, May 9, 2026
Now That I'm the Oldest Mother...
.....I don't like Mothers Day so much as I used to. I've never cared for being the center of attention, the star of the show. I loved it when my mother was being celebrated and I was just one of the crowd, but those days are past and everyone treats me as if I were fragile and needed help or...
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