Aachoo
By Dorothy Denne I wish I had invented tissues and had a life-time patent on them. I’d be making myself rich even if no one else bought any.…
Old Friends, Old Priorities
By Dorothy Denne I bumped into an old friend this morning. Well, not literally but we did give each other a hug. He and I used to volunteer for the…
Mad as Hell
By Dorothy Denne My friend is mad as hell and doesn’t want to take it anymore, but there isn’t much she can do about it. She has once again witnessed…
Dorothy’s Place: Precious Memories
By Dorothy Denne My sister called me yesterday. We are both widows now, she for 13 years, I for six months. We are no longer young. To make things easier…
Dorothy’s Place: Gifts
By Dorothy Denne Thoughts from a reading I received several years ago that I hold today: Since we are in the season of giving, I gave some thought to the…
Dorothy’s Place: A Mother’s Patience
By Dorothy Denne My friend Mavis shared some of her memories with me that I think, in retrospect, could be called funny. Many things that kids do are kind of…
Dorothy’s Place: That’s Gross
By Dorothy Denne Please tell me the heat wave is over. I’m so tired of being hot. I guess there is an upside to it, though. Since the drought has…
Dorothy’s Place: Had at It Twice
By Dorothy Denne If you read last week’s column you may remember that I ended it with “Have at it and enjoy.” I was referring to the movie A Walk…
Dorothy’s Place: Names and Memories
By Dorothy Denne When you teach school as long as I did, names take on special meaning to you. Just hearing a particular name can trigger a stream of memories,…
Dorothy’s Place: Homemade
By Dorothy Denne I was hot, tired, and hungry. I had worked hard and I deserved a treat. I went to the freezer and took out the carton of ice…
