Barbara Thompson

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 We went to an outdoor amphitheater in Richfield to see a show that “brought to life the music and news of 1966 in a delightful, moving, and rockin’ show.” I got an email from the Illusion theater (because we have been patrons in the past) and it sounded intriguing. My brother, […]

I saw an article on my phone that promised to show me the perfect house for my Myers-Briggs personality type. I like houses. The problem was I did’t know my personality type. So I googled up a M-B type (free, instead of actual M-B test that you have to pay for) and took it. It

Monday, August 22, 2022 You’d think the picture of the day would be what I would write about, but I don’t have a cruise picture, because I am not on a cruise. I could just get a cruise picture. I will. I will go look for a cruise picture. Now you don’t even know what

Sunday, August 21, 2022 Last year, I boldly got ear plugs (by saying please get me ear plugs to Keith) so my right ear wouldn’t ALWAYS be full of water when I went swimming. It is one of the best decisions I have ever made. Now, I got a new swimming hat (by saying please

Saturday, August 20, 2022 Monarch butterflies are now on the endangered animals list. When we moved here 5 years ago, the Joe Pye weed was covered with dozens of monarchs that first late summer. Now we are excited when we see three, or two, or even one. I was hoping that our flowers were just

We postponed. We were supposed to leave a week from today for the cruise to Alaska that Keith won from Jeopardy, but he is still too sick to go. He is so much better than when we were in Switzerland, but he is still coughing, exhausted, and generally feeling run down. We contacted Lindblad Expeditions

We went to our friend’s mom’s visitation tonight. I didn’t know what to say or do, but I am so glad we went. I think funerals are so important. Friends and family coming together is so comforting. Last week, my sister and I were talking about a friend of my mom’s who didn’t want a

Who knew that was even possible? My friend, Maren, is at the cabin this week, so I was in charge of picking up her weekly vegetable order. It seems she signed up to get a box of veg every week from a local farmer. I assume the farmer fills up the box with whatever is

My friend started hosting gatherings in her backyard several years ago, after our school switched from a junior high to a middle school. Lots of teachers were displaced and my friend gave us a place to gather during the summer to catch up with old friends. In the summer of 2020, she started having weekly

Warning: this story includes an injury and a hospital trip. If you don’t like such things, just look at the picture and move on. A long time ago, (I have to guess about 17 years ago, but I have no actual idea) I cut a chunk of my thumb off using a mandolin cutter (the