The Long and Short of It: Views of Life from the Slow Lane

Retired? Reached that certain age? You'll smile at the nostalgic memories in some of these chapters. Still on the fast track? Parenting, shopping, changes in fads and styles; whether fun or frustrating, we have all shared most of these experiences.Only have a few minutes? On a blue-sky summer day, choose a July story. In the Christmas spirit? Perhaps a December reading is more to your liking. The pages are filled with comments on everyday life, both now and in the past, with a focus on humor and lightheartedness.

Virginia Long is a widow, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She attended the University of Kentucky and is a retired office manager. She has lived in the same city for 75 years and in the same house for 49 of those years. During all this time, growth has been a constant in her neighborhood and surrounding town as well as her constantly expanding family. With the years have come changes, not only in the landscape but in lifestyles and perspectives. She enjoys writing about all these things.