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Wunderkind Lily Renee - October 21st, 2018
I hope all of you had a good summer. I spent considerable time dealing with life and health issues. I couldn’t write as much as I would have liked, but I did what I could. Over the years, I’ve had several readers ask me to help them write stories of their own. At first, I was happy to do… read more
A New Home - July 21st, 2018
Hi everyone. I’m still here plugging away. I think most of you know that over the last year I’ve had to deal with some significant healthcare issues that have had, and will continue to have a large impact on my life. Some things won’t get better and may even get worse. I can only f… read more
Happy Easter - April 5th, 2018
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. This was my granddaughter’s first, so an Easter egg hunt was not in the cards. However, she sure gave a chocolate bunny a respectable working over. It was an excuse, too, for me and my wife to go shopping for spring and summer outfits for her. I think we wen… read more
Update 2-5-2018 - February 5th, 2018
Happy New Year everyone. I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season. Mine was lovely. My wife and I decided it was time to stop exchanging more than token gifts so we could focus our efforts on spoiling our new grandchild. That’s infinitely more satisfying than anything we’d get each other. … read more
Christmas 2017 Update - December 27th, 2017
I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas. Mine featured blizzard conditions and a foot of snow. Lucky for me, I have a son who is willing to work for food, especially if I threaten his access to said food, and double especially if it’s the Christmas Feast. Me: “I can snowblow the driveway, o… read more
Update 11-24-2017 - November 24th, 2017
Happy Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving to all my dear, patient readers. I hope you had a wonderful day filled with love and loved ones. And food. Lot’s of food. When I looked at my completed meal – Turkey with six sides, five pies, and a tray of sticky buns – I wonder how in the world I ever th… read more
Update September 2017 - September 7th, 2017
Hello everyone, it’s good to be back. It’s not that I ever went anywhere. ASSTR disappeared, not me. For those of you who aren’t aware, a while back ASSTR’s main server overheated and went belly-up. An old back-up kicked in, and everything reverted to an earlier version. Whatever was posted… read more
04-01-2017 - March 31st, 2017
Update 3-23-2017 I recently received some very happy news. I’m finally going to be a grandmother! Or as we say in North American French, a Memere (pronounced more-or-less MEH-may), which I’m told in the Continental version of French refers to any overweight elderly woman. Yikes! Neither of those… read more
Update 1-26-17 - January 25th, 2017
Update 01-24-17 Happy New Year to everyone. I hope your Holidays were enjoyable. Mine were. I had all the people I love gathered together at my home to eat and enjoy each other’s company, and that is the very definition of enjoyable for me. Now it’s back to reality, and in places halfway between… read more
Merry Christmas to All - December 25th, 2016
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to all my loyal and devoted readers. Thank you for your patience and support. As the New Year unfolds, may your blessings be many and your troubles be few. Love… Tori read more