Mona HSwimming LessonsWere our folks horrified at us playing on Sawdust Mountain near the Milwaukee railroad tracks? If so, they’d probably have had heart…4d ago4d ago
Mona HBecoming MonaWhat’s in a name, anyway? Doesn’t it depend on what name you got from your folks? Do parents give a lot of thought to that choice? After…Jul 81Jul 81
Mona HThe Balloon GuyMama Gracie, my meow, and I usually go to bed around 9 pm. It depends on our day, the previous night, and, sometimes, what’s on TV. Last…Jul 7Jul 7
Mona HA Mystery in BrownIt’s never been one of my favorite colors, but brown came to the fore when sister Linda needed an eye procedure a while back.Jul 4Jul 4
Mona HMy Right HandI’m sure it happened when I fell in the garage and broke my hip a few years ago. Many months later, my wrist bones seemed kind of movable…Jul 3Jul 3
Mona HA Sixties StoryThis is my satire of the 1950–60s and my favorite passtimes, reading Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, watching early TV series and their…Jun 26Jun 26
Mona HRick and HarveyIf you haven’t read about my special meow, Harvey, here’s a very short background before I tell you about Rick:Jun 22Jun 22
Mona HThe Naked PhantomYellow and red? Both were at Clark Air Base in ’67–8, the Yellow Birds of the 8th bomb squad, our friends. The Red Birds of the 13th bomb…Jun 14Jun 14
Mona HJeanette, the Doctor, and MeOne Christmas when I lived in Germany, a couple of friends and I took a trip to Spain, hoping for a little sun and to see the Alhambra.Jun 14Jun 14
Mona H‘My’ Fire StationLast night I went to the recently remodeled Fire Station about a mile south of my home.Jun 9Jun 9