This is the house on St. Paul and Concord in Detroit we lived in when I was a little girl. I know what it’s like to have the lights turned off because Momma couldn’t pay the bill. I now realize I am rich, not because I’ll never again have to worry about the lights being turned off, but because because
Mother’s day is right around the corner, and every year, I think not just about moms but also about the women who influenced my life the most. Of course, the two grandmothers who raised me are first. My Grandma Mayse brought me up in church, “whipped’ me when I broke the rules, and rocked me when I was sick. My
I’ve been in self-imposed lockdown for over a month now. At first, I thought it would be fun to see how long I could go without sending for groceries. I have a separate produce bin in my fridge, and that emptied out almost immediately. I’m a salad girl. I pretty much cleaned out my pantry and the freezer by the
Having done a lot of research into the Spanish Flu back when I was working on “Maude,” I sort of knew what to expect from the Coronavirus. I didn’t have to be persuaded to go into isolation. I was ahead of the government. This is my fourth week. I’ve spent some of the time taking care of the little projects
I’m a child of the fifties. Circle skirts, sweater sets, saddle oxfords, bobby socks. For a brief period, I even wore a DA hairdo. For you young folk, DA stands for Duck’s Ass. The blond boy in the movie version of Grease had one. The side hair is combed to the back and a part runs down the middle, ergo
My floor needs mopping, and I don’t want to do it. I did the kitchen part because it was embarrassing, and no one else was even in the house. Once the kitchen was done, I was done. The bedrooms, etc. don’t really get that bad. When this mess is over, I think I need a smaller house. That means packing