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He should’ve had the omelet —

It’s older than me — I went into our local convenience store to buy milk. Normally, this is a peaceful, pleasant experience. Not this time. The scene was chaos. The cashier was falling all over herself apologizing to a customer. Whatever she’d done couldn’t have been too bad, though. He was smiling and trying hard…

For abandoned or mistreated feet — I was strolling through downtown Saratoga Springs and saw an awning of a building proclaiming that it was the “Adirondack Foot Sanctuary.” I’m familiar with wildlife sanctuaries, that give homes to injured birds and animals. With large cat sanctuaries, where they liberate animals from stupid people who think obligate carnivores…

Instead of getting beaten — My husband loves the video game, Royal Match. He’s been playing it for months. Recently, he discovered my cousin also plays it. He’d solved most of the levels in just a few tries. My husband notably took nearly 100 tries to solve one level. Still, he persevered, gaining skills and…

We just live in it — While we’re in New York, our cat was in the Caribbean, staying with a vet, her daughter, and their pets. They love her. The vet sends us regular videos of our cat. The last video featured our cat on the bed with the vet talking to her, trying to coax…

Don’t they? — Progressive lenses combine distance vision, reading, and intermediate viewing, like watching TV or working on computers. When I needed a new pair of glasses, the optometrist pointed out that my current progressives used the main area for intermediate vision, with a small area at top and bottom for distance and…

For $12.99 — I wanted to keep Mom’s Royal Doulton “Strawberry Fayre" place settings. Unlike the “good” china, this is dishwasher safe. But how could I ship a 10-person set of china — soup bowls, salad plates, dinner plates, dessert plates, cups, saucers, and mugs—without it costing a fortune or arriving broken? I…

So much to be thankful for — Hubby and I are celebrating Thanksgiving with my brother and his wife. Then we’re flying back to the Caribbean, never to return to my childhood home. This will be the first holiday after Dad’s death. His absence will be felt in so many ways. But we also have so much…