What Has Become of Bibi, The Next Door Neighbor?

St. Patrick’s Day is (not) Always on a Wednesday Mother and I were chatting the other day. Mother always likes to plan for holidays and birthdays in advance. She and my dad used to make corned beef and cabbage to join in on the holiday. I have never been a…

Senior Tuesdays and Siestas It has been almost two months since I last wrote about mother’s snacking cupboard! There is absolutely no excuse for this as I basically have nothing else to do except eat, sleep, watch TV and surf the internet. For those of you who have been following…

Crinkle, Crackle and Whoosh! With the advent of the pandemic I have taken to finding ways to elude the boredom so much free time in confinement has brought to me. …

Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard 2021 — Basic Supplies I don’t know if any of you readers have read cookbooks or magazines that provide of lists how to set up basic pantries. Here is a list of the things my mother always has in her staples Cheerios Honey Nut Oats Oatmeal Honey Nut Oats Bagels English Muffins Whole Wheat…

Bibi the Nosy Neighbor The package stalking saga continues. In 2019 my mother had moved in to a duplex unit and had accidentally took a package off her front porch that belonged to the next door neighbor, Bibi. Bibi had recently moved from Unit A to Unit B and Bibi…

Neighborhood Watch Report Mother is the self-appointed neighborhood watch person on our street. Not that there was much going on before, but now that the cooler weather has arrived in addition to the pandemic self quarantine, a falling leaf makes news. Two years ago mother sold her house, deciding to…

Trick or Treat Things really slowed down in October. Mother was looking forward to the Halloween bingo. She was also looking forward to leaving candy out for the neighborhood children. She moved to this duplex two years ago and was on a cruise with my sister for Halloween 2019. …

Vacuum Cleaner Adventures Yesterday the mood to vacuum overcame mother. Given a choice of any household chore, vacuuming has always been mother’s least favorite. …