It’s not often that I’m completely gobsmacked into silence. Today I had a jaw-dropping, deafening silence, WTF? moment that I’d like to share with you. As you may know, I am a widow (or rather, an ex-widow as I have remarried). When my late husband shuffled off this mortal coil, somehow the burial arrangements included a … Continue reading
Part of the joy of being a member of The Widows Club was comparing our various experiences with red tape, bureaucracy and the general ineptitude of people employed specifically to annoy widows. When trying to wind up the deceased’s estate, one invariably comes into contact with these degenerates. Here’s an example. It’s my personal experience … Continue reading
At the tender age of 35, after 10 good years of marriage, I found myself in the very unfortunate position of becoming a widow. Being a nice Jewish girl, it did not take very long for well-meaning friends and relatives to start trying to marry me off again. In fact, during my very first weeks … Continue reading