Shelley’s Review: I am lucky to also be a member of Cheryl’s FIKA group. I fell in love with Cheryl immediately when I learned that she is not only a fellow extrovert, but also an avid reader of the classics and contemporary fiction. This makes it easier to overlook her…
Anne’s Review: Kudos for taking on and completing your ottoman despite the uncooperative staple gun and the detritus of foam debris—-you are a rock star! I struggled with deciding whether to sew the sides together first and then attach it to the top piece, or to sew each side to…
Tee’s Review: It amazes me every day, the energy we spend attempting to replace the all-important human need for close physical contact with others during this plague. I had a strange vision, a nightmare, that there was a hole in my stomach into which I could insert a portable external…
Carol H’s Review: While researching “internet rabbit hole GPS device” I came to a site stating simply: “You have reached the end of the Internet. Turn around and go back.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When I started Living with Ethel, with the intent to share my writing, I vowed I would apply the…
Chelsea’s Review: A good example of a 2020 nightmare is having to go down into a creepy basement in order to find a way to survive. #################################### As I looked down toward my fanny pack, rummaging around to find some cash to pay for my 99¢ bananas, my mask slipped…
Robert’s Review: While filled with great suggestions for the adventurous shopper (I think the T-Rex would look great as yard art in our front yard), it also just reminds me that I need to start thinking about shopping for Christmas myself. Around December 2 of just about every year, I…
Michelle’s Review: An enlightening and empowering read that leaves one with a feeling that there is always something we can focus on no matter how things feel right now. &&&&&&&& The days blend together. I try to keep track of what I want to do each day, but some chores…
(And Other Almost Conversations) Maurice’s Review: Many years of marriage multiplied by many months staying home together equals not many words needed to complete a conversation. Huh? OK, whatever you want for take-out tonight is fine with me. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ My husband and I have been hanging around our little cottage together…
Gina’s Review: This is such an important topic today! Thanks for these insights to remind us to accept, and love, people as they are. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< A person of indeterminate gender boarded the bus one afternoon as I was quasi-dozing through my ride home. The presence of this person caused a…
Tamsen’s Review: Summer 2020 may forever be remembered as a hot, boring, fear-fest, but now I’m inspired to learn more about this Myra book that Cheryl’s mom forbade… so, there’s that! “““““““““““““““““““““““““““` Summertime, and the living is …boring. The temperature is creeping upward, the humidity is bearing down on us. …