Patient Calls
The Fun Days on the Phone Robin Hoselton Actual calls I received while working as a receptionist in a medical clinic. The names have been..
A View From Robin’s Nest
Planning a Garden
The Months of a Garden Variety Robin Hoselton Anna Lee wants to visit me this summer to see my plants and flowers. An ex-work..
National Model Railroad Month
Or…A New Addiction for the Month of November Robin Hoselton When the last of the Thanksgiving turkey has been devoured in sandwiches,..
Miscommunication
A Broken Typewriter Robin Hoselton I saw an article in this magazine about recharging one’s sex life. It brought to mind a telephone..
Melting Pot Luncheon
The Chocolate Tribe By Robin Hoselton My grandmother was a full-blooded Salish Indian. The Salish inhabited the northwest portions..
May: Older American’s Month
Senior Citizens Month or Older Americans Month? Robin Hoselton In 1963, President Kennedy designated May as Senior Citizens Month. In 1980,..
March is National Crafts Month
Not the Crafty Type Robin Hoselton When I was a kid and finished my first paint-by-numbers picture, I concluded that art didn’t require..
Just a Minute
I’ll get you my pretty. Weeding Robin Hoselton A defiant weed caught my attention as I surveyed my backyard kingdom through the..
July: National Anti Boredom Month
I’d Rather Watch Grass Grow than Not Retire Robin Hoselton Back in the mid-80’s, Alan Caruba, a public relations consultant in the..
June is Fight the Filthy Fly Month
The Flies Have It Robin Hoselton June is Fight the Filthy Fly Month, and June 21st is St. Leufredus’ Day. St Leufredus, a monk who lived..