Strained relationships in the shadow of Corona.

I was reassured to read today that my husband and I aren’t the only ones having disagreements over the appropriate response to Corona. Everything from how much peanut butter to buy to whether or not to cancel vacation is now up for vigorous debate. In many relationships there is one person who is more conservative…

He just can’t help it..

My husband cleaned our bathroom last week and when I reached for my shampoo on the window ledge in our shower, I just had to chuckle. This was how he arranged the tubes and bottles- like perfectly spaced soldiers standing in a row. It’s endlessly fascinating how men and women think, manage, value and interpret…

Happy Anniversary Baby!

36 years, 4 kids, 14 homes, 13 jobs, 11 cars, 1 hurricane and 8 pets ago, you and I buckled up and said “I do.” It’s been one amazing ride, hasn’t it?

Hard Rock Hell

Our premium parking fantasy blew up the moment we realized that $20 only gets you into one of the “satellite” lots far, far away from the Hard Rock stadium. Little did we know that the long walk in would pale in comparison to the long walk out. We were in Miami on Friday to watch…

Men may be from Mars, but engineers are from Pluto.

I should have taken action when I heard the sound of the weed whacker, but I was busy.. and hopeful… hopeful that my husband remembered, and was honoring, the golden rule we established after he (“accidentally”) cut down my grapefruit tree. That same golden rule we re-established after he stripped the trunk of my Bismark Palm,…

Hold that thought!

5:30am.. My husband is in a rush. I’m in the kitchen, boiling water for his “tea-to-go” and checking my e-mail. The estimate to install the tile just popped up in my in-box and it’s high.. really high. My husband flies down the stairs, splashes some cream into his steaming travel mug and charges for the…