Category Archives: Barb’s Commentary
Is it vertigo? Or Christmas? #humor
Lucky or Unlucky? A few days ago, I woke up and couldn’t even open my eyes because everything in the …
aefintyr…to venture #travel #art #OpenStudios
aefintyr…to venture. ‘…implies a strong element of risk & the fear & excitement of facing the unknown and unpredictable… a …
Why I Live Here, Reason number 6-bazillion. #Scotland, #Pizza, #Humor
No Pizza Delivery For You! I was moaning crying wailing explaining to friends about missing pizza. We live on an …
What the strongest Scots Have Under Their Kilts #humor #Scotland #HighlandGames
by Peri Taub (as typed by her person Barb, whose opposable thumbs might as well be useful for something besides …
Scotland in miniature? #travel #Scotland sort-of #WordlessWednesday
How to do Scotland in a day. (Hint: start with a trip to the Isle of Aran!) Congratulations! You’ve done …
Steaming… #Ferry #Scotland #humor
Scotland’s ferry fiasco is caused by… Sailing on Sundays. Those of us who live on Scottish Islands have been complaining, …
Why a Border Collie? PLUS #BookReview TO BARK OR NOT TO BARK by @KassandraLamb #LockedRoomMystery #humor
Mothers. They take nine months growing a human under their heart, push them out a hole the size of a plum, see that they are perfect, and spend the rest of their lives trying to fix them.
Reach out and touch somebody’s hand. (Remembering Mary Smith) #Memories #Friendship
Over the pandemic and lockdown, many of us lost family and friends, a loss made even more difficult when we …
Covid was aiming for me. #humor #covid #sick
I have nothing to write about because this is day nine in which I have done ab.so.lute.ly nothing. Unless you count the moaning, of course. When sick, I am a world-class moaner. Back when my children were little, it was understood: mothers don’t get sick. They may have triple-digit temperatures, cough like the death scene in La bohème, and pop ibuprofen like M&Ms, but as our neighbors in Virginia said, mamas don’t take to the bed.
Barb Taub 