Published on Thursday, October 2, 2008 by Katherine I live in a well established neighborhood that is a nice mix of both young couples and elderly folks.  Some of these older residents have been there forever.  Most are active, friendly and look out for everyone else.  But there are some that have nothing better to do than worry about their neighbors are up to.   Fortunately, our next door neighbor is one of the ...

Published on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 by Katherine My brother recently got an Iphone, and was discussing which ring tone he would have for each daughter. His youngest, 9, said there was a song she had heard that was "pretty cool" and that she would like to have it as her ring tone. My niece then began to describe the song. "It is about some guy who drinks too much on Fridays and wants to stop. I kind of liked it. By t...

Published on Friday, December 14, 2007 by Katherine Not embarrassing for me, but certainly for the Botanical Gardens!  We went to a wonderful event last night with a group of girl scouts that included cocoa, cookies and a reading of The Polar Express.  In the end of this book a boy receives a special bell from Santa.  It can only be heard if you “believe.”   Following the event, we were taken on a tram ride th...

Published on Thursday, November 29, 2007 by Katherine This is more funny than embarrassing, but certainly worth the post!  When I was in high school, my best friend had a teenage brother who would pick on her quite often.  One day, her mother was making liver pate for a party she was attending that evening.  The liver pate was placed in beautiful individual serving bowls and set to chill in the refrigerator.  B...