by Kathleen Paterka | Nov 26, 2020 | Books, Events, Family, General, Holiday, Writing
What’s Thanksgiving Day like at your house? Steve and I are all alone this year, due to the health restrictions imposed throughout the USA. But that doesn’t mean we’re not celebrating! Steve loves football, and he’ll be camped out in front...
by Kathleen Paterka | Oct 16, 2020 | Family, General, Holiday, Writing
Some people think the idea of spirits is nothing but silly nonsense, but I am a believer in ‘things that go bump in the night’. I’ve believed since I was 9 years old…since the day I saw a ghost. I grew up in Toledo, Ohio, in a large house built in the early...
by Kathleen Paterka | Oct 10, 2020 | Family, General, Writing
Growing up, it was just the two of us: Mary Lee and me. Three years younger than me, my little sister was a Pest with a capital “P”. She drove me crazy when we were little kids. My mom made me drag Mary Lee along wherever I went. “Why do I have to...
by Kathleen Paterka | Aug 11, 2020 | Family, Writing
WHAT I LEARNED FROM MY HUSBAND ABOUT THE ART OF PERSEVERANCE April 1, 2004 … April Fool’s Day. The joke was on me, blithely tripping my way through life, assuming my happily-ever-after would never change. That’s the day my Steve, a big steady guy, my...
by Kathleen Paterka | Aug 3, 2020 | Writing
Ever wake up in the morning, dreading the thought of having to face a brand new day? I know the feeling. I lived that way for years. I’d wake up and burrow under the blankets, dreading the thought of climbing out of bed, having to face a brand new day and a closet...
