The real evidence of growing older is that things level off in importance.

Americans tend to believe they can do anything with or without any training or experience.

The real evidence of growing older is that things level off in importance.

But housekeeping is fun. It is one job where you enjoy the results right along as you work. You may work all day washing and ironing, but at night you have the delicious feeling of sunny clean sheets and airy pillows to lie on. If you clean, you sit down at nightfall with the house shining and faintly smelling of wax, all yours to enjoy right then and there. And if you cook—that creation you lift from the oven goes right to the table.

Traveling is all very well if you can get home at night. I would be willing to go around the world if I came back in time to light the candles and set the table for supper.

Christmas is a kindling of new fires.

Dog lovers are a good breed themselves.