Last weekend, we went on a tour of the condos downtown hosted by the wonderful guys at The GoodLife Team. WOW! What fun! If you get the chance to do this, act fast. It was free to attend, but there were only 30 spots and they filled up in 48 hours. The next one is […]
Sosta’s doing much better.
I have, for a number of years, wanted to Trick-or-Treat in the snow. Let me be clear. I don’t just want snow on the ground, I actually want flakes of snow falling on my shoulders and landing on my eyelashes. Clearly, I don’t expect much. ha ha ha Oh wait! It’s a fan-ta-sy! I can […]
Founders’ Day message (excerpt) from Zeta Tau Alpha President Happy Founders’ Day 2009! From the start, our Founders envisioned a Zeta Tau Alpha that would grow….our Fraternity has always proven up to even the largest of challenges. We have always had, as The History records, “the courage to venture forth, create, or build so that […]
After spending some time with the Little One, I decided she needed a better name. I wanted her name to have alliteration so I wanted it to start with an S. A friend dug through an Italian verb book and found the word sosta, a noun for stopover. Since she used to stop over at […]
“Fiddle-dee-dee. War, war, war; this war talk’s spoiling all the fun at every party…” -Scarlett O’Hara, Gone With the Wind
I always wanted a cat, but I had different plans for how it would come to be. I grew up in a dog family. I imagined getting married (no, there were no marrying prospects in my life at that time) and buying a house. Then, I wanted three dogs and two cats. I wanted a […]
In Orlando, near the UCF campus, I lived on the ground floor. My apartment was on the back side of the building and backed up to a wooded area. A girl from the third floor of my building lost her ferret and had knocked on my door to see if I’d seen her friend. I […]
I’ve decided to share some stories about Sosta. She’s been simply wonderful to me and everyone I’ve ever cared about. Her love is worth sharing.
Dear Sosta, You are a dear and precious kitty. Your sweet and gentle nature have cured many heartaches. If there is anything you need, anything at all, I’m here to serve you….for the rest of your life. Love, Momma