Tag: Window on the World
Window on the World Column | Competition
When I first moved to this little farm town, we had no proper grocery store, just corner markets. Actually, we boasted no larger stores...
Window on the World Column | Make the Time
Now my father is up in years — a babe from 1929 no less — I do try to give him more of my...
Window on the World Column | The Party Plan
“I didn’t know her,” the preacher said. “But if I had known her, I’m sure I would have liked her.” I raised one querying...
Window on the World Column | The Gammy Leg
“You’re limping again,” he said (again). “YES! FULLY AWARE AGAIN OF THE FACT I’M LIMPING. DON’T MENTION IT ALL THE TIME!” (I don’t think...
Window on the World Column | The Soup Diaries — A...
There’s something about being an author that is very addictive. Sometimes you can be midway through the tedious proofing of a manuscript — most...
Window on the World Column | The Sparkly Glasses
On the occasion of my sister’s 50th birthday — were she still alive — I was up in San Francisco with my friend. I...
Window on the World Column | The Year That Was and...
I’ve never been much of a fan of the “Year in Review” news magazines that are a key post in the ground at the...
Window on the World Column | Late for It All
I don’t know what happened. We skipped through Halloween, enjoyed a nice, peaceful Thanksgiving and then all heck broke loose. I took an early...
Window on the World Column | Traveling With a Cold
I couldn’t help it, I had to cough. My throat became the most horrendous tickle fest. It was coming; everyone was looking at me....
Window on the World Column | ‘Tis the Season of Gratitude
‘Tis the season of gratitude. I like that season. Close on its heels is the season of giving and sometimes that is also a...
