Category Archives: dessert

Trumpets Blare

Posted on March 5, 2019 by

I was listening to an argument between two male friends about our Commander in Chief, more or less, playing the referee. I didn’t participate, saying nothing, and saying it often, a handy tool when discussing politics. One guy said, there’s … Continue reading →

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Pollyanna Flips

Posted on December 18, 2018 by

I love to give…from the heart, when it opens in truth towards another. But alas, it’s that time of year when those have tos, rear their cocky, cheeky, entitled heads. We get a letter every December first, stating, how many … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye To Butter

Posted on December 5, 2018 by

It’s a sad day at Chez Susannah, watching Land O’Lakes pack her fat, yellow bags. I had my cholesterol unexpectedly checked and it seems lucky, I’m not in the ER. I know what happened, since I’ve become my own best … Continue reading →

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Smurfs in the Lobby

Posted on November 1, 2018 by

It’s pre-dusk on Halloween as I stand outside watching trick-or-treaters, annoyed our building doesn’t participate since the board voted against it. Such tight asses they are, making you wonder, were they ever kids before they became such pompous party poopers? … Continue reading →

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Notes From The Carlyle – August 2018

Posted on August 30, 2018 by

Elegy to self:   It’s vodka and tonic weather in a chilled, crystal glass filled with extra lime. You can almost hear the ice throughout the city, chime like church bells. Never fails when it’s this hot for me to … Continue reading →

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Best Story of the Week…August 3, 2018

Posted on August 3, 2018 by

 I’m at Starbucks seated at one that has a counter, enjoying my collection of birthday gift cards. I’m having cookies with my Tall, Dark Blend, 3 in a pack. An attractive, professional looking lady in her 40s is next me … Continue reading →

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Kale Kale the Gang’s All Here

Posted on May 13, 2018 by

My neighborhood has sprouted a new eating phenomenon….salad. Across from every Starbucks seems to be a Just Salads, a Sweet Green or a Fresh & Co featuring quite a few choices, and can’t say I’m too sorry since I patronize … Continue reading →

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Emily Earheart

Posted on December 26, 2017 by

It was early in the morning, Christmas Eve, when I found a huge loaf of homemade pound cake in front of my door, minus a note. I knew right away it was from Patrick the cat, down the hall, who … Continue reading →

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Best Story Of The Week

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

I’m sitting in a cafe having tea, lost in thought, I gather…looking a bit lonely; an uneaten pastry before me, an unopened book on my lap. A pretty, young girl, no more than twenty, sidles over and says,” Ma’am, I … Continue reading →

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The Weight

Posted on April 16, 2017 by

I watch struggling women all the time, spending their lives obsessed with their weight. I see them when I’m running, smothered in Spandex, a fabric that doesn’t breathe hoping   they look thinner, when all it does it accentuate their … Continue reading →

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