South Beach Fish Market at first glance is a just a bright blue and pink, rambling roadside shack with a bunch of picnic tables in front. Unless you notice that all the signs for fresh crab and clam chowder on the fences and odd poles are referring to it. If you pull into the small, […]
Learning to Crochet Later in Life While in Hospitals and on Airplanes
When I was growing up, I didn’t even know what crochet was. I had heard of knitting, but sewing was what my grandma was an expert on, so I was inspired to that as soon as I was old enough to reach the sewing machine peddle. Upon meeting my husband, I discovered crocheting was popular […]
Helpless Female on How to Find a Restaurant or Shopping Mall near Monza, Italy
If a resident of Monza, Italy gives you any directions that sound remotely like, “just go straight and you’ll see it right there,” be skeptical. It’s not that they don’t mean well, but either they think of directions in broad strokes that obscure corners and curves, or they’ve never had to find their way around […]
Helpless Female Shops at the Fabric Store in Milan
The cardboards signs were understandably in Italian. They were hanging unceremoniously from the ends of rolls of fabric, one from each section in the compact, two-story fabric store in down town Milan. Yes, I mean the Milan in Italy, but I had only had about 10 days notice about the trip and that isn’t enough […]
Helpless Female Sews Chin Strap Ribbon Ties on Hat While Boating on the Snake River
When Wild Greg, a.k.a my husband, drives his jet boat, you had better hold onto your hat. However, this can make your arms tired. You must also be prepared that even when the boat is gently floating on the Snake River, while Wild Greg is fishing, the wind can pick up unexpectedly. Thus, you either […]