Weddenskeep Update
Those of you who are reading this are my family and friends. (Some of you I met 50 years ago and will remember Brooks, mentioned later.) We have related as colleagues, students, parents of students, and members of the same church or special interest group. You have supported me in one way or another. By […]
Read MoreWords for Caregivers
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- by Linda Highman
It’s a sad and sorry fact. Yet, the fact remains. In one way or another, bodies age out. Whether Generation X or Z or Millennial–regardless of your labeled generation, the inevitable will happen to you either directly or indirectly. I’m not merely referring to the infirm and disabled. I’m addressing a multitude of caregivers. Those […]
Read MoreFirst Chapter
After Ed’s death in September of 2024, I had a major downsizing to do from a six-room house to a studio apartment. Of course, going through boxes of old files was part of the job. To my surprise, I found a completed manuscript that I had finished 35 years before. Back then, I had queried […]
Read MoreWhen the Baby Boomers Go
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- by Linda Highman
He speaks with the authority of one representing Verizon and Best Buy for years. Recounting the stages of electronic evolution over the last four decades, he helps us to better understand why customer service, like many other parts of modern life, “isn’t what it used to be.” Finally, he ends by predicting, “When the […]
Read MoreWhitby
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- by Linda Highman
I’ve said it before. I’ll say it again. There are so many places to see in the United Kingdom. I’ve been here four times. Each time my hosts, Kat and Rick, not only provide homey accommodations but super touring services, including day trips and overnight stays. Last Monday, we spent the day in Whitby, a […]
Read MoreButterfly Gardens
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- by Linda Highman
The first one we visited was in 2006 outside Butchart Gardens in British Columbia. The second was last year at Tropical World in Leeds, 12 miles from home. The third occurred this past Thursday at the Tropical Butterfly House in Sheffield about 20 miles away. Interestingly, the World Wide Web shows that there are 11 […]
Read MoreHer 50th
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- by Linda Highman
November, 2025. A Monday morning. As usual at this time, I chat with Kat in Crofton, 8000 miles away. “Mom, would you come to help me celebrate my 50th birthday?” My mind races. Such a trip, although six months away, requires finances, packing, and care for things lift behind–like Sammy and a storage unit. “Yes,” […]
Read MoreMEANT FOR YOU
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- by Linda Highman
Tuesday afternoon, June second, Plover, Wisconsin After packing two medium-sized, check-in suitcases, I labor to pack a rather small duffel bag, my carry-on allowance. Three o’clock. Tammy, who will drive me to the airport, waits for me while visiting with Heidi. I wrestle to pack an accessory case, holding jewelry, toiletries, and medications; a zippered bag […]
Read MoreThey Don’t Have a Mountain
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- by Linda Highman
During my first week in Wisconsin, I toured many small towns on well maintained county roads. I learned their names and numbers from my driver, Heidi. She told me where they led and pointed out significant sites along the way. “County roads are designated with letters. “H” is the one that we are on right […]
Read MoreSmelling for Two
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- by Linda Highman
During my first three days in Wisconsin, Heidi and I drove through the early summer countryside. Under clear skies, the trees bloomed, the temperatures reached into the 60’s, and the breeze blew gently. “Oh, it’s a perfect day,” Heidi exclaimed. “for all the farmers to spread manure all over their fields! The smell! Can you […]
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