By Sue MurphyDon’t look now, but summer is almost upon us, the season when women all over America pull out their sunglasses, roll up their sleeves and…recoil in horror. Oh yes, my friend. Those are indeed your arms.You probably haven’t seen them in their full – glory -- for a while. With all the winter weather (and the spring thaw and the re-winter freeze again), your … [Read more...]
Murphy’s Law: Play it Again, Grandma!
By Sue MurphyMy granddaughter toddled down the stairs after naptime, bleary-eyed, hair sticking out in all directions. She crawled up into my lap and said, “Elmo.”In our house, we do not say the “E” word. Not because we dislike Sesame Street’s furry red monster, but because we do like him. A lot.Poor Elmo suffers from overexposure. He has been serialized and … [Read more...]
Murphy’s Law: Mind Games with Tea and Scones
I came across a book the other day entitled “Mastermind: How to Think like Sherlock Holmes,” which seemed like a worthwhile pursuit. I mean, the man and his buddy Watson solved a long string of mind-bending mysteries in their evening clothes after taking a light supper at the club. Had I been alive in their day (and had they not been fictional) I might have been right there … [Read more...]
A Half Ton of Torment
Murphy's LawBy Sue MurphyMy daughter is moving to Ireland. Yes, the actual country across the big pond. She and her husband got a corporate transfer and they’re leaving in April and they’re taking my grandchildren, but we won’t talk about that right now mostly because I can’t do it without crying.The thing I’m focusing on right now is…how?A multi-hour plane … [Read more...]
Six Geese A-laying and Two Ducks
All year, I’ve been watching a pair of geese that live in a pond near my house. Now, I know some people find geese a bother, but I like them. They’re graceful and focused and protective of their mates, qualities I appreciate in an animal. Qualities I appreciate in a person, too, for that matter.Anyway, I checked on “my geese” every day as I drove past the pond, and lo and … [Read more...]