by Marie Watts | Aug 26, 2019 | Blog
I spent the majority of my adult life in Houston doing jobs that involved working with people–hurt people, angry people, wronged people—seldom happy people. I was so stressed that sad movies were off-limits. Watching films like Steel Magnolias would throw me...
by Marie Watts | Aug 19, 2019 | Blog
Part of the American dream is working hard, saving money, and doing what you want in your golden years. Lately, angst settled over me as I realized I hadn’t really started working on my bucket list in earnest. The fact that my husband had polio as a child and...
by Marie Watts | Aug 12, 2019 | Blog
The new Jeep Cherokee sat in my driveway for several days before I got around to reading the manual. This mainly happened because we were out of town but, I must admit, I was still mourning the Renegade and in no hurry to get involved with my new suitor. Eventually,...
by Marie Watts | Aug 5, 2019 | Blog
Tuesday, July 30, 2019, I said goodbye to the love of my life, my 2016 fully loaded fire-engine- red Jeep Renegade. Of all the cars I’ve ever owned, this is the only one I dreamed about, researched, and planned for. It’s been a crazy ride. I’ve never...
by Marie Watts | Jul 29, 2019 | Blog
tunnels I was in charge of my grandsons in Houston the other day and was wracking my brain for ways to entertain them. The usual suspects for a scorching summer day were a possibility: swimming pool, movies, bowling, roller-skating, arcade games, etc. (All terribly...
by Marie Watts | Jul 21, 2019 | Blog
While wandering through a museum at the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site, I came across a story about LBJ of which I was unaware. A congressman since 1937, he won election to the Senate in 1948, but only by a slim margin of 87 votes, earning the...
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