My maternal grandmother was one smart cookie. Or perhaps shrewd might be a better word to describe her. Grandma had the uncanny knack to be able to… Read more “Reading the National Enquirer Made Me a Happier and More Well Rounded Person. Really!”
Author: nmusolf
I am a writer, wife and mom living in southern Minnesota. I have written fiction and non-fiction and my work has also appeared in numerous Chicken Soup for the Soul books, Woman's World magazine, the Chicago Tribune and the Christian Science Monitor.
The bell rang!
Remember the scene in A Christmas Story when Ralphie’s pal, Schwartz, triple dog dares another classmate, Flick, to stick his tongue on a flagpole? Remember how Flick rose to… Read more “The bell rang!”
Tab, you’re still beautiful to me
“Oh, my gosh! LOOK!” I was at our local thrift shop and had just discovered gold. Four glasses sporting the Tab logo, a steal at $3.99 apiece.… Read more “Tab, you’re still beautiful to me”
Just because you can read doesn’t mean you can cook
There’s a saying that says: if you can read, you can cook. I believed that for many years. After all, I could read and I could also… Read more “Just because you can read doesn’t mean you can cook”
Calling the Fashion Police
There’s a cartoon circulating on social media that shows a middle-aged woman holding a gun on her middle-aged husband. The husband is wearing plaid shorts, a Hawaiian… Read more “Calling the Fashion Police”
Daddy was a cheapskate
To say that my dad was a tightwad and my mom was a spendthrift is a little bit like saying the sun is hot and the moon… Read more “Daddy was a cheapskate”
The last 600 yards are the longest
While I know that a healthy body is an important part of a healthy mindset, try as I might I’ve never quite been able to square how… Read more “The last 600 yards are the longest”
You really CAN save French toast!
One of my favorite movie quotes is from the 1980 film “Ordinary People,” Robert Redford’s directorial debut about a suburban Chicago family going through some very dark… Read more “You really CAN save French toast!”
Fish Bite Toe Me
“Four billion brains and every single one is different.” My father made that statement whenever anyone did something in not quite the same way he might have… Read more “Fish Bite Toe Me”
Good girls just wanna be bad
I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about politics or global warming or anything else remotely relevant to today’s world. Why get depressed over things I… Read more “Good girls just wanna be bad”
