Several years ago, when I was trying to explain what I do on the weekends to my best friend Mel–that I gleefully dress up in medieval clothing, play with swords, camp out in pavilions, and sing medieval songs all weekend while drinking mead–she dubbed me a ‘nerd’ (in a very loving way) and asked when she […]

Its not every day you get invited to a 90th birthday party. Although the average life expectancy of an American is now 78.2 years, 90 years is still quite an accomplishment. Especially when you are 90 and still an active, functioning adult. Its funny to think that at 25, even 65 seems an eternity away […]

I missed posting last week and I feel terrible about it. I’ve been so good for the past few months, and then last weekend became a blur and suddenly it was Wednesday–without a blog post. I know you all must have cried a little inside. Today I have had to drag, push, and kick myself […]