by Debbie Walker How many words have you made up over the years? When no other word would do when dealing with your children, did you make one up? My friend, Nana Dee (of the Wandering Nanas), has made up a word. Dee has an amazing wit plus quite the collection of southern sayings. It […]
by Debbie Walker Once again it is time to see what other holidays are in September, other than just Labor Day weekend. I hope something here makes you smile. Sept 2, Labor Day: We celebrate “the working man/woman’s holiday.” It is also considered by most as the end of summer. (In Florida when I managed […]
by Debbie Walker Did you know that our appliances have secrets? Yes, they do. I am sharing the information from Reader’s Digest, by Marissa Laliberte (July/August ’19). MICROWAVE: (my favorite) I did not know the shape of the dish you use in reheating or cooking, makes all the difference in a microwave. A rectangular container […]
by Debbie Walker Ever notice how sometimes things are easier when you put them in your own words rather than maybe the appropriate one? You know, bring them down to your terms. I think I do it out of a healthy disrespect for the real terms, and sometimes because my words are just shorter. I’ve […]
by Debbie Walker Just for fun I have collected pages from magazines with all kinds of interesting things and ideas. This column has several collections of what I hope you will find comical. I got these in a First magazine. Here goes: Reasons Not To Go To The Gym: If you lose the last 10 […]
by Debbie Walker When the Wandering Nanas were in Pennsylvania, in June, we were treated to an evening in Pittsburgh. We had gone to a casino and were then taken to dinner at Jerome Bettis’ Grille 36 on the riverfront. (He was an important player for the Pittsburgh Steelers.) When we were leaving the restaurant, […]
by Debbie Walker Last month I told you I had discovered there are weeks to honor the holidays as well as individual days. August weeks are: July 3 to August 11 are the Dog Days of summer: the hottest and steamiest days of summer. Peach Month, you can tell here in Florida because there are […]
by Debbie Walker This may be a subject most people would rather not think about much less talk about, if they have any awareness about it. Sugar free candies are not totally free of punishment. If anyone could eat a whole bag of Oreo cookies (and probably some have done such) there is a price […]
by Debbie Walker Chapter 1 was printed two weeks ago. There was just too much for one column, so here we are now on our way to Pennsylvania — Slippery Rock, to be exact. We are being assisted by a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) gadget from our phones. We both have little-to-no knowledge of these […]
by Debbie Walker Once again it is time to give you ideas for more holidays and fun for the month of July. I don’t dream these up myself. I get them from all over the internet. There are more than I can fit in one column. I just noticed with this month’s collection they have […]