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No touchy, no feely

To say that I didn’t grow up in a touchy-feely family is a little like saying that pumpkin spice hasn’t hijacked the entire fall season. My family… Read more “No touchy, no feely”

September 18, 2016 by nmusolf

Take my advice. Or not.

Somebody somewhere once said something like “Advice is the only free thing that nobody wants to take.” It’s true. Advice is one of those things that feels… Read more “Take my advice. Or not.”

September 10, 2016 by nmusolf

How to almost get arrested in South Dakota

Ah, summer. The time to mow the grass, grow a tomato or two and take off on a vacation hopefully to someplace more exotic than the Wisconsin… Read more “How to almost get arrested in South Dakota”

June 24, 2016June 24, 2016 by nmusolf

Beware of elevators everywhere!

There are pluses and minuses to having a ridiculously overactive imagination. The plus side is that every time the phone rings, I automatically assume that it’s the… Read more “Beware of elevators everywhere!”

May 7, 2016 by nmusolf

Guess who’s coming to dinner?

“I’ve had enough,” my youngest son announced as he pushed away a half-finished taco. “I don’t feel like having any more.” My husband, Mark, and I exchanged… Read more “Guess who’s coming to dinner?”

March 10, 2016 by nmusolf

A Happy Idiot

Now, before I write another word I want to state that I unequivocally love my mother. She’s been gone four years and I miss her every single… Read more “A Happy Idiot”

December 20, 2015December 20, 2015 by nmusolf

I so happy

My family used to live in a house that had several overgrown lilac bushes running along its north side, bushes that had been there for probably a… Read more “I so happy”

November 11, 2015 by nmusolf

Sometimes it really does suck to be us

Not so long ago I was watching the news with a young male relative when a story came on about a flood in a southern state and… Read more “Sometimes it really does suck to be us”

October 15, 2015October 15, 2015 by nmusolf

Guilty Tendencies

I grew up with a mother who used guilt the way a truly good cook uses salt: never too much but just enough to taste it. Mom… Read more “Guilty Tendencies”

September 17, 2015 by nmusolf

Enter the Cougar

For much of my life I looked forward to middle age as the time when I could, once and for all, forget about things like wearing uncomfortable… Read more “Enter the Cougar”

September 11, 2015 by nmusolf

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