Monthly Archives: April 2011

Even though it’s Holy Week, it’s fine to tell jokes. Right?  “Oh, okay, Sister.”  (My imaginary Sister Mary Leonella just advised me that jesting might be acceptable, but I’m supposed to keep it clean.  Squeaky clean.)   So here goes.  … Continue reading →

Okay, if it wasn’t for a mysterious red-haired bearded stranger, I probably wouldn’t be writing this blob.   Today, my granddaughter Gretchen Marie (Warden) Stark is celebrating her 30th birthday, and it’s entirely possible that all the birthdays she’s had … Continue reading →

Every Palm Sunday, I sit in church studying the ease with which the little kids fold the pretty crosses out of the palm fronds we were given when we entered the church. (The palms are to remind us of Jesus’s … Continue reading →

Today is the birthday of the only person I’ve known in my life who was born in a bathtub.  April Marie Opsvig.  She certainly made a clean entrance. It happened on a Friday thirteen years ago. My granddaughters Sonja, age … Continue reading →

Do you know if there’s any way to roll a joint made out of chick-weed? Admidst all the uproar about the use of medical pot in Washington State, I’ve been wondering if there’s any way I could capitalize on the … Continue reading →

The IRS expects many happy returns of the day every April 15.  Most people wouldn’t plan to share the pain of their income tax due date with their wedding anniversary.  Normal people, that is. And then there’s my nephew Tim … Continue reading →

Today, daughter Susy’s sister-in-law Gail Trevathan sent her this optical illusion.  Susy got it right away but I had a struggle with it first.  Try it, but take it from me, you have to be relaxed.  You may need to do … Continue reading →

If you’ve ever had a suppressed desire to become a magician, I think I can help. The Harry Potter prop I coveted the most was the magic wand each of the Hogwarts students owned. Wouldn’t owning one be spectacular?  Especially … Continue reading →

Today’s blob is dedicated to all the Marie’s and Maria’s we know.  Besides the Blessed Mother, of course, this includes my daughters Lisa Marie, Susan Marie, Gretchen Marie, Teresa Marie, Judith Marie; granddaughter Gretchen Marie; nieces Christine Marie Milner and … Continue reading →

On April 11, forty-seven years ago, my sister Joan was not having a very good day. At the time, Joan was so big with child that her little daughter Chris (12 years old at the time) was certain she was … Continue reading →