For years I prided myself on my Black Thumb, the inability to grow green things. There were benefits. It meant no fuss, water stains, and dead leaves. Then my unexpected Green Thumb, developed over the pandemic, filled my home with unexpected energy. Many of you already know this, so forgive my wide-eyed, toddler-type discovery. Plants […]
Let’s get something out of the way. I’m 68 and I have been married three times. As they say, the third’s a charm. I am not embarrassed, although the wife of my first ex-husband did try. At my daughter’s wedding, she loudly said, “I want a picture of Suzette and her three husbands!” Since […]
What stops you from taking a watercolor class or anything else for which you’re convinced you are terrible? I once painted a trio of peonies and was told it looked like Mickey Mouse’s head. It took me years to pick up a brush again. But I have!
I have severe sleep apnea and just started using a CPAP machine despite my doubts and vanity. Holy moly, it works!
Clive Wan has Asperger Syndrome and for those on the autism spectrum, social interaction can be difficult. He joined Quincy 675 Toastmaster’s Club to gain confidence when speaking. Typically quiet, he admitted, “I don’t have a lot of social interactions.” Yet the 34-year-old Braintree resident became the club’s president.