I am not territorial. I know territorial people. My husband, for example. Uses the same shower at the gym. The same locker. The same machines in the same order. At home, it’s HIS chair, HIS remote, HIS glass for HIS wine. I’m not like that. I am more of a catch if catch can […]

Our Christmas card 1958: Mom, Bill, Betsy, Dean, Nancy, Kathy, Peter, Ellen, Patti, Michael, Barbara Dad loved lining us up by age and  then having our picture taken for a Christmas card.  Not everyone loved this. As Father’s Day approaches, my siblings and I are reminded of our wonderful dad, James Dean Allen, who died […]

You may or may not have noticed, but a lot of people have tattoos now. Many more than when I grew up. In fact, I did not see a tattoo EVER, until, say, the last 20 years. BUT now I have lots of tattoo stories and, of course, when you are surrounded by that much […]