by Sandy Lingo | Dec 23, 2018 |
Maybe it’s because, after several years of death (my parents and mother-in-law), I believe that everyone that is here for Christmas this year will be here next year, and our numbers might even increase.Maybe it’s because of peer pressure, the fact that my next door...
by Sandy Lingo | Dec 3, 2018 |
“Our Japanese lady died,” I told my neighbors shortly after rushing in late to the party last week.“Oh no!” exclaimed several.“That is so sad,” one woman said, sincerely distraught. “How did you find out?” Mary Ann asked.The waitress at Sophia’s, the diner practically...
by Sandy Lingo | Nov 29, 2018 |
Guest Author Peggy Mosher read this inspiring story at Women Writing for (a) Change on “Giving Tuesday.” She writes about how her family found a way to acknowledge her late son’s generosity by facilitating an annual Service Day in his memory. ...
by Sandy Lingo | Nov 23, 2018 |
My 89-year-old stepmother and I, who are not habitual runners, fairly ran to the car. My husband, dressed in salmon shorts and a slouchy shirt meant not to be tucked, ambled over. “Hurry up,” I snarled. “Get in the car and turn on the air!” We could have stayed...
by Sandy Lingo | Oct 18, 2018 |
It came to me this image: the dancing hippos in the Disney movie Fantasia, as they rose from the water, buoyant and graceful, unapologetic and delighted. dressed in tasteful tutus and ballet shoes.Yes, this is the image that flashed in my mind as I scanned the...
