Patricia Harrelson

One terrific aspect of having 15 grandkids, ages 10-30, is their wealth of cultural and artistic experience. This year, I asked each of my grandkids to name a show, movie, podcast, book and/or musical artist they have enjoyed. I now … Continue reading

Early this year, my therapist recommended that Cindy and I listen to an episode of a podcast called “Happier,” hosted by Gretchen Rubin and her sister, Elizabeth Craft. This particular episode, called “Deep Dive into 18 of 2018,” explored the … Continue reading

Do you ever have those days when the unexpected seems to transform your point of view? I had one of those days yesterday. It started at Masters Swim practice when there was a substitute coach at the workout time I … Continue reading

Tiny town is Connie’s & Andy’s pet name for Todos Santos. It refers to the manner in which news flies through the gringo community, or the entire community for that matter. For example, while I was visiting, Connie gave her … Continue reading

So much is going on and no time to blog (blogging in my head certainly does not make it public). So I’m opting for a summary of some pretty fantastic times with pictures of some of the notable events. The … Continue reading

I think someone at sometime compared San Francisco to OZ, and if they didn’t, they should have, for wonder and magic abound in the city when one drops unabashedly into its foggy mist. Our adventure began with a long walk … Continue reading

Since Christmas, we have watched a slew of movies which I’m going to list. I challenged myself to write a single sentence about each movie, so here goes. In reverse chronological order we have seen: Gran Torino: 78 year old … Continue reading

“Why would you want to watch more TV?” said Sandie. Cindy’s sister was asking a very good question and one to which we had given considerable thought. We are not TV watchers. A few years back we got the smallest … Continue reading

When our scheduled winter vacation when awry, we decided that we would do a vacation from home, making sure we left the house each day to do something fun. A trip to the alpaca ranch was one of our outings. … Continue reading

The Mountain Women’s Resource Center once again brought the Vagina Monologues to our small rural area. This was the third time Cindy and I had seen the production, and I was no less affected this time. In fact, I’d have … Continue reading