HAPPY NEW YEAR!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Where has Dr. Annie K. been? True, I have been negligent in posting. A case of writer’s block? Is that even a thing? I think lately my brain has been controlled more by my limbic system – “fight or flight”. This means less cerebral cortex, where the...
Six Watches, Six Stories

Six Watches, Six Stories

I have always had a thing about watches. In preparation for this post, I talked to people and nearly everyone had a watch story. The subject stirred up more emotion than any material object I’ve written about.  Watches are making a comeback. It’s part of that retro...

Looking Back on October. Have a Hopeful Weekend!

Sharing vignettes from October, as we bid it farewell. My kitchen packed with my favorite fruits and veggies, at their peak busting with colour –   Some relatively inspirational fortune cookies received the other night:     My dad, born in 1920,...
Put These Things Away

Put These Things Away

My dad doesn’t miss an episode of Steven Colbert. When Lady Gaga talked about putting traumatic memories in a box, he immediately nodded in agreement. “If i didn’t put these things away, I couldn’t possibly lead a normal life,” my dad said. My dad is a 98-year-old...

The Living Room

Did you have a room in your house you weren’t allowed in because it was too fancy? Do you still have one? When we were kids this same living room was off limits. Now it looks like this: