Shifting Gears   Baby Boomer…Member Life 2.0…Wife, Mother, Grammie…Bicyclist…GoldWinger…Mensan…Girl Scout…Reader…Knitter…Rotarian

In 1945 our country was still mired in World War II and economic times were uncertain.  When FDR was sworn in for the fourth time, he made a short speech at the White House and his guests dined on cold chicken salad and plain pound cake. In 1917, Woodrow Wilson decided not to have any parties at his [...]

Each week our local newspaper, irreverently nicknamed The Snooze MisLeader, features a Home of the Week complete with photos and information about the home and owners.  I’m certainly no interior designer but most weeks I want to barf at the offerings – too much “stuff” in the way of collections (Santas, Coke products, John Deere, [...]