By June Mathews Of a Certain Age I know, I know. I’m getting close enough to retirement age to slap it with a short-handled flyswatter, but I’m not ready to go there yet. Over the past 40-pl... Read more
By June Mathews Of a Certain Age The fall allergy season is still with us and I, for one, am ready for it to go away. I suspect I’m not alone in that sentiment. Since it’s late in the season... Read more
By June Mathews — Of a Certain Age Bitsy isn’t bitsy anymore. In two short years, the older of our two small terriers has gone from being a scrawny rescue pup to a full-figured creature rese... Read more
By June Mathews Special to The Tribune For the second time in six months, I changed purses yesterday. I usually carry the same purse for a year or more at a stretch buteven then, I consider... Read more
By June Mathews It’s taken a while to completely rid ourselves of winter around here, but spring seems to have finally sprung in earnest. Cool mornings are giving way to pleasantly warm afte... Read more
By June Mathews I love crackers. And when I say I love crackers, I mean I REALLY LOVE crackers. Cheese crackers, oyster crackers, butter crackers, graham crackers, Goldfish (I’m particularly... Read more
By June Mathews After 60 years of mostly clean living, my reputation recently took a hit when word got out that I’m a pothead. Now before my mother gets the wrong idea and calls her fellow m... Read more
By June Mathews Special to The Tribune Whew, I made it! Another holiday season has come and gone, and once again, I managed to keep my wits about me and maintain some of my scant supply of s... Read more
By June Mathews Special to The Tribune Dear Santa, I know it’s been a while since I’ve written – third grade to be exact. That was the year I asked for an Easy-Bake Oven, and our snotty litt... Read more
By June Mathews For The Tribune When most people think of November, they think of colorful fall foliage, football parties, and massively over-filling Thanksgiving feasts. Here in the South,... Read more