HOME SWEET MURDER
TALES OF A TENACIOUS HOUSESITTER
by Theresa M. Jarvela
Meggie Moore is one silly woman. Working part time in a gift shop is not enough for her. The typically energetic Minnesotan leaves her husband Walter at home to house sit, attracted by the extra income, even though there have been two burglaries on the lake
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Do you find gardening too much of a chore? Does cleaning up winter clutter hurt? You could move into a retirement home where you don’t have to do those things. Another possibility: live with your kids. Oooppps! How about co-housing, which brings you together with people who are adventurous but willing to share household Saturday, January 12, 2013 My husband, the literature professor, has complained for some years that certain movies went on for 15-30 minutes longer than they should have to be. At first I disagreed. Give the artists license, I thought. Now I am beginning to see his point, although I think his point has changed. There’s been more As soon as I got this book I saw it had no index. Bad  MOXIE COSMOS SAYS… THIS IS MY MOTHER’S LAST HOME – OUR HOME Floor Plan Before CAPS Remodel Here is how we remodeled a 1938 house to provide a second master suite, and below it are photos of the structural changes discussed in my recent posts about how we remodeled a house to accommodate an 80-year-old with  Mom and Dad 1937 Luckily, my husband was all for having my mother live under our roof, difficult as she could be. She loved men and he enjoyed letting her be charming. Luckily, too, we had understanding friends. One is not only a dog-lover, so one more dog under the table was not a problem,  Mom at 19 MOXIE COSMOS SAYS . . . My artist friend Trudy is still uncertain about moving to an Assisted Living facility. Her concerns center on having space for a studio and her dog. Also, the fact that she is under 70 years old means she will be younger and abler than most of her  MOXIE COSMOS SAYS . . . How fortunate it seemed to me to find an essay by Natasha Singer (SLIPSTREAM, The New York Times, Sunday, October 17, 2010) titled “The Financial Time Bomb of Longer Lives.” Two day before I had received in my mailbox yet another sales pitch for a product that would “extend my life.” MOXIE COSMOS SAYS . . . The proofreader for my second second Sophie and Sam mystery happens to be a social worker with a lot of experience in nursing homes. She questioned a scene in which a group of nursing home residents are being wheeled through Bok Tower Gardens. She said nursing homes do not have MOXIE COSMOS SAYS . . . I’m repeating myself. This is a reminder to get out and make some new friends. Last night (in May) my husband and I had the best time at a party thrown by Carolyn Rashti, a Graham-trained dancer, and now a certified aqua therapist, soon turning 80. We were going into a |
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