#33 - Peg’s Mink Coat
FOUND: mother’s attic
Astrid Ronning King
Life has its ups and downs but mostly? It's funny. Is how I see it. As did my Ma, comedy genius Peg Lynch aka The Woman Who Invented Sitcom. Without laughter, where are you? NOWHERE. .
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When To Let Go
Chapter 98 - Lady B and Me
The Hot Glue Kid
Along around April of 1980 I took a big breath, two suitcases, and a hot glue gun, which you should never be without, and walked out of the door and went to the airport to follow my heart to England, my heart at the time being in the possession of an extremely charming, nice, kind, polite, amusing, attractive, talented, and how can I put this, short, English composer I had met one sunny day in…
Council Estate Of Mind
Chapter 97 - Lady B and Me
Progress In Two Areas
Chapter 96 - Lady B and Me
#32 - Love Letters
FOUND: in trunk in attic
The Last Sweet Days
Chapter 95 - Lady B and Me
There Is Nothing Like A Beach Hut
If Brits had been in charge of writing the Declaration of Independence, their unalienable rights would have read: ”Life, Liberty, the Pursuit of Happiness and a Beach Hut.” I’m pretty sure.
In Need of Air
Chapter 94 - Lady B and Me
It Was A Very Good Year
Chapter 93 - Lady B & Me
#31 - Puppets
FOUND: bookcase in mother’s office, behind filesThanks for reading!
How Not To Welcome Your Daughter Home
Chapter 92 - Lady B & Me
How To Spot Your Husband In The North Sea
Pretty much the last place you’ll ever find me at 7:30am, or any time for that matter, is in the North Sea but DK is made of sterner stuff and begins every single day of the year with a plunge.
Downtime
Chapter 91 - Lady B and Me
That Old Feeling
Chapter 90 - Lady B and Me
#30 - Pill Prescription
FOUND: in trunk in attic
The Procrastinator
Chapter 89 - Lady B and Me
A Perfect Marriage With A Few Exceptions
Not long after my parents were married my mother said to my father “I want you to tell me all the little things I do that annoy you and I’ll do the same, because more often than not it’s the small things rather than the big things that add up to ruin a relationship.” I don’t know what was on either of their lists but it must have worked because their marriage lasted over 60 years.
Norway: Land Of The Midnight Snack
Chapter 88 - Lady B and Me
Bank Statements
Chapter 87 - Lady B and Me
#29 - Baby Shoes And Socks And Gloves
My mother’s first shoes.
Friends
Chapter 86 - Lady B and Me
Goodnight, Sweet King
DK and I saw our first “noise machine” years ago in Weston, Connecticut.