Welcome back to Retirement Acres, friends and readers. As some of you may recall, I was recently elected to drive my mother on a field trip to meet old friends. It was successful. And by successful, I mean that I am not the one who now must attend driving school. But we enjoyed the trip … Continue reading Tuesdays with Mom
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It started with a fork
It is sometimes necessary to look beyond the gates of Retirement Acres for things I need. And when I say “things I need”, I mean “things I absolutely do not need but boy howdy do I want them.” Just so we’re all clear. In this case, dear readers, I was in search of an antique … Continue reading It started with a fork
Celebrities and Retirement Acres
Dear readers, I have not always worked for a utility. In my youth, with my freshly minted degree from RAU, I worked at an airport. Yes. I was a counter girl. I used to work at the private terminal of the Retirement Acres International Airport (1A0) . It’s the part of the airport where people … Continue reading Celebrities and Retirement Acres
Please Pass The Pie One Office to the Left
Here at Retirement Acres Utility District East, we have just undergone a move. Anyone who works in corporate America can tell you this is both a special sort of hell while also liberating. Between cries of "Has anyone seen my coffee cup/wedding photo/budget for next year?!" are quiet phone calls: "No, I haven't seen that … Continue reading Please Pass The Pie One Office to the Left
The Perils of Take-out
"I'm taking 426 out," Dad announced. Same time as last night. "The vet says walking is good for him." The cardiologist says walking is good for Dad, too. And Dad has never sneaked down to the basement, catapulted himself off the stairs, and dived head first into another much larger dog's food bin. (A much … Continue reading The Perils of Take-out
The Unplanned Plant
"Ask Vi if she bought a plant last night," Firebug instructed. She had not. Finally, more or less convinced that we were not to blame, he hung up, on to his next unpleasant task. Vi stirred her coffee. "Are you sure you didn't buy a gas plant, Miss Robin? I'm not sure you keep up … Continue reading The Unplanned Plant