We Are Community 265 You may think the life of an older widow cannot be exciting. Friday evening my hands were in a sink full of warm soapy water washing dishes but also trying to get the mud from under…

We Are Community 264 I have one of those old-fashioned malt machines where you put the ice cream and milk in a metal cup and push it up and the rod spins and mixes them to perfection.  Reminds me of…

We Are community 263 I will admit that I have anguished over writing this column all week.  I have written it over and over in my mind and wondered what I should say or not say.  About ten minutes ago…

We Are Community 262 Am I the last person on earth to discover mini cucumbers and cherry tomatoes.  We all know that tomatoes from the store are not like farm fresh tomatoes.  Must admit that I seldom even think of…

We Are Community 261 Having owned an antique store since 1982, auctions are a way of life for me.   Now there are too few live auctions so I attend them when they happen.  Thursday was Lowderman in Macomb and Saturday…

We Are Community 260 I am going to ignore the elephant in the room for now as my comments would be neither loving or kind. Facebook-there are so many things to say about it.  It is used by us “older…

We Are Community 259 I was reminded of an old parable this week.  A gentleman was moving to a new village.  As he entered the village, he saw an old man by the gate to the village.  He asked the…

We Are Community 258 Read with interest an article about loneliness in America.  I think of lonely people as people like me who have lost their partner or who have outlived most of their family or who had little to…

We Are Community 257 I use the Upper Room Daily Devotional Guide and sometimes thoughts resonate with me.  Part of a prayer this week stated “Guide us to create a society where every individual has access to a dignified life…

We Are Community 256 Last week I told you that I poked the eye out of my phone with a rivet in my pocket.  As I rely pretty heavily on my phone, headed to US Cellular on Monday with full…