by Wanda Fischer | Mar 8, 2024 | Day in the Life, Life Experiences, Memoirs, Totally My Opinion, Uncategorized, Women's History, writer
To celebrate International Women’s History Day, we went to see the movie “Cabrini” today, about St. Frances Xavier Cabrini. It’s very difficult to get my husband to leave the house, but, since he’s a devout Catholic, he agreed to see the...
by Wanda Fischer | Mar 7, 2024 | Day in the Life, Life Experiences, Memoirs, Totally My Opinion, Uncategorized
Today is Alexander Graham Bell Day. Why March 7? It was on this day in 1876 that Bell received a patent for “transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically,” and on March 10, Bell made the now iconic statement, “Mr. Watson, come here. I need you,”...
by Wanda Fischer | Mar 6, 2024 | Day in the Life, Friends, Life Experiences, Memoirs, Remembrance, Uncategorized
It’s a good thing it’s National Oreo Cookie Day. I need a cookie. Maybe a dozen. This morning, my son and his wife called me to say they need financial help because their septic tank is backing up into their house. Gross. Horrible. They need our help. They...
by Wanda Fischer | Mar 5, 2024 | Baseball, Day in the Life, Life Experiences, Totally My Opinion, Uncategorized
Today is National Sportsmanship Day–a day began in 1991 to encourage people who play sports to demonstrate collegiality and good behavior while playing sports. As a sports fan, this intrigued me. As the grandmother of children who participate in organized...
by Wanda Fischer | Mar 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
30-day blogging challenge Today, March 4, is National Grammar Day. I have always been a stickler for grammar. Even when I was in elementary school. When we were in grammar school and learned to diagram sentences, we students always thought that was an exercise in...