I’ve been married twice so you’d think I had two wonderful, romantic proposal stories. You’d be wrong. I don’t even have one. I could argue that I never really got a proper proposal at all. And to top it off,… Read More ›
Marriage
STRAWBERRY JAM – Marilyn Armstrong
I was 46 years old when my homemade strawberry preserves jelled properly. Probably what broke the barrier was overcoming a longstanding aversion to putting sufficient sugar in the mix. Alternatively, I could have solved the problem by adding tapioca starch… Read More ›
HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY, JEFF – Marilyn Armstrong
I married Jeff in 1965. I was 18, he was 26. I was still finishing my B.A. Both Jeff and I needed to get out of our parent’s homes and make a life. It was a classic “jailbreak” marriage and… Read More ›
RECKONING REALITY TIMES THREE – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Reckoning In a quantum physics sci-fi universe, a three-way choice creates three parallel realities or worlds. One is the current universe where the “me” I am today lives. This is my known reality. At one point in… Read More ›
HERESY OR HILARITY? by Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Heretic We are lucky to be living in a time when heresy is a personal, private issue rather than a constitutional one. When Garry and I got married, we married in his Lutheran church because my husband… Read More ›
KEEP IT SMALL, KEEP IT SIMPLE. BETTER YET, ELOPE – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Abstain from Ceremonies If you survive the wedding, marriage is a piece of cake. When Garry proposed, I was shaken. He was 48 and I was 43. I’d been married twice and my first husband (still alive)… Read More ›
THURSDAY’S SPECIAL WITH TRACES OF MY PAST – Marilyn Armstrong
THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: TRACES OF THE PAST Y4-07 From Paula: After a month’s break, I decided to challenge you again with things from the past. What Traces of the Past have you found near you or on some of your travels? Are these remains… Read More ›
LOVE AND LOSS – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Love Before I left for Israel at the end of 1978, my best friend for a long time was gay. It started out casually and eventually got to be an intense friendship. He’d never had a straight… Read More ›
SEX, LIFE, MARRIAGE, AND LOSS – Marilyn Armstrong
Before I left for Israel at the end of 1978, my best friend for a long time was gay. It started out casually and eventually got to be an intense friendship. He’d never had a straight female friend and I’d… Read More ›
ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE IN RELATIONSHIPS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
There was an interesting article in the Washington Post on June 3, 2018, written by John Gottman and Christopher Dollard. It’s called “Five Myths About Marriage.” It confirms something I’ve always believed – that it’s not really common interests that… Read More ›
YOU ONLY CHANGE WHEN YOU’RE READY – BY ELLIN CURLEY
A good friend finalized her divorce after 30 years of marriage. She has started a new life and is happier than ever. I’ve rarely seen such a dramatic transformation in a person in such a short time. We’ve known her… Read More ›
A MIXED MARRIAGE – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I love my husband but we have a mixed marriage. I’m a total Rom-Com/ Sit-Com/ Doctor/Lawyer Show kind of girl. Tom is a Super Hero / Sci-Fi / Tolkien kind of guy. When we were first together, I’d religiously watch… Read More ›
GUILTY – BUT WAS I CHARGED? Marilyn Armstrong
BROUGHT UP GUILTY To be brought up Jewish is to be brought up guilty. I think Catholics have a similar problem. We are guilty of different things, however. Catholics have the whole “sin” thing to deal with. Jews get to… Read More ›
AMERICAN ROYAL WATCHERS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I’ve always loved following the British royal family. Growing up, I read about the young Prince Charles and his siblings, who were my generation. When Diana Spencer came onto the scene, my interest spiked way up. I avidly followed her… Read More ›
CONVERSATIONS WITH MY HUSBAND – BY ELLIN CURLEY
THE TOILET SEAT ME – Honey, you left the toilet seat up AND you didn’t flush! TOM – I know. I did it on purpose. ME – What? Why would you do that? TOM – Easy. Because I knew… Read More ›
FOR GARRY AT 76
As we get older, birthdays are less refreshing and less like a hope for the future. So I thought I might offer you a poem slightly more relevant than the usual love poem. Something to which we can both relate…. Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 