I did not look in the mirror and think, “I wonder if there’s a fancy apron I could sew that draws unwanted attention to my generous hips, and wait, wouldn’t it be cool if I could only find noncomplementary fabric colours and patterns in my stash?”

But here we are.

Sharon Gerger has recently retired and is cycling through all of her interests now that time has been set free in her life. Up next, learning to play the harmonica. Her writing appears here and there, in print and on the internet.