Brenda Winter
By Brenda Winter, columnistJuly 27, 2015The last time we met in this space I shared some thoughts about my first-born grandchild — a girl born to my son and his wife on June 1. Well, believe it or not, this week’s thoughts are about my second-born grandchild — a girl born to my daughter and her husband on July 5. Evelyn Ann arrived four weeks early and weighed 6 pounds and 1 ounce. We believe she arrived early because her mother is…
June 01, 2015Cancer feeds on sugar, God is good, and other things I’ve learned this year … It’s been an interesting year. Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of my cancer diagnosis. I’ve learned a lot — about myself, about God, about people and, of course, about cancer. In no particular order: About people. People just want everything to be OK, so they say things like, “Oh, you’ll be fine.” They might be…
May 11, 2015Jan was my neighbor. You wouldn’t have known her because she and Dar didn’t get out much. They moved here in ’07 on account of the veterans home. They were two retired army nurses traveling across the countryside when the home caught their eyes. So they stayed. They and three cats — Willie, Annie and Winkie. (It was Annie or Winkie that had no tail, I don’t remember which was which. And one of…
You must log in to continue reading. Log in or subscribe today.