ColumnsSmall TalkSmall Talk: Holiday treat floodgates have openedJean GilletteNovember 9, 2017 November 9, 20170299 As the holidays approach, I may have done a very foolish thing. How much will-power I can muster to fix it, remains to be seen....
ColumnsSmall TalkSmall Talk: One big Happy familyJean GilletteNovember 2, 2017 November 2, 20170280 In my next life, I am definitely coming back as one of my daughter’s cats. My daughter and son-in-law are the world’s biggest softies. Their...
ColumnsSmall TalkSmall Talk: In case of emergency, bring glassJean GilletteOctober 26, 2017 October 26, 20170331 I do love the idea of an earthquake backpack....
ColumnsSmall TalkSmall Talk: Time to up my fitness gameJean GilletteOctober 19, 2017 October 19, 20170248 I went to my first Pilates class today. Yes, I am a little frightened....
ColumnsSmall TalkSmall Talk: Taking no chances on Friday the 13thJean GilletteOctober 12, 2017 October 12, 20170365 How cool is this October? It not only has Halloween, but it has a Friday the 13th....
ColumnsSmall TalkSmall Talk: No rules rule when it comes to spelling namesJean GilletteOctober 5, 2017 October 5, 20170323 The bottom line, people, is that we are in major disarray....
ColumnsSmall TalkSmall Talk: War stories from the gardenJean GilletteSeptember 28, 2017 September 28, 20170235 With the arrival of the autumnal equinox, and the nip of fall in the air, I was called to be one with nature and do...
ColumnsSmall TalkSmall Talk: Bless you, tortoises!Jean GilletteSeptember 20, 2017 September 20, 20170269 I recently learned that desert tortoises sneeze....
ColumnsSmall TalkSmall Talk: One too many cooks in my kitchenJean GilletteSeptember 14, 2017 September 14, 20170295 My retired husband has decided to cook....
ColumnsSmall TalkSmall Talk: A summer between the book coversJean GilletteAugust 31, 2017 August 31, 20170336 The winds of the school year have blown my summertime reading window closed, but I made the most of it, as always....
ColumnsSmall TalkSmall Talk: Thrills cheap and plenty from red tenniesJean GilletteAugust 25, 2017 August 25, 20170268 I am a sucker for red shoes....
ColumnsSmall TalkSmall Talk: Moms everywhere are ready for fallJean GilletteAugust 17, 2017 August 17, 20170255 Anyone who has raised a child knows that the absence of school is a vacation for the children, but not always so much for mom....
ColumnsSmall TalkSmall Talk: All aboard for girls weekendJean GilletteAugust 10, 2017August 10, 2017 August 10, 2017August 10, 20170243 It’s time for more of Jean Gillette’s adventures with trains....
ColumnsSmall TalkSmall Talk: What’s a polite lady to do now?Jean GilletteAugust 3, 2017August 3, 2017 August 3, 2017August 3, 20170478 The Southwest Blue Book is going out of print....
ColumnsSmall TalkSmall Talk: Songs on the radio have lost their sillyJean GilletteJuly 27, 2017 July 27, 20172 259 It struck me that I haven’t heard any new, deliciously silly songs become really popular for some time....