Style and fashion have never been my strong suite. I seldom pay attention to what is in or out. Mostly I notice those things I think outlandish and laugh about them. For the most part, my style, has remained the same. When… Continue reading

I get really annoyed with discussion, instead of doing. Sure it is a good idea to talk about what you want to do, but you do have to actually do it. Flapping your jaws and hemming and hawing for an… Continue reading

Charity begins at home. My mother often used that axiom. Mothers are wise creatures. In their simplicity of love, and love is charity, they set the example. These thoughts came to mind as I read about the fiscal cliff, and… Continue reading

I may have to move from my current home. I rent an apartment and it has been discovered to contain lead paint. The state of Maryland has enacted legislation that apartments/homes containing this lead paint can no longer be rented without renovation.… Continue reading

I can’t remember in what film I saw this scene, but it is stuck in my mind. An older lady, sitting at a grand piano in her living room. May have been Audrey Hepburn, but I wouldn’t swear to that..… Continue reading

I have been trying to refrain from blogging about the gun control issue. The discussion has already shifted from the mentally ill to controlling the sale of guns and ammunition. I just listened to some more of the rhetoric and can no longer contain myself.… Continue reading

My granddaughter tells me they are having a practice ” lock down ” at the elementary school. She says they told the children there was a threat, not to their school, but to another and are locking down the school.… Continue reading

In speaking of love one encounters many descriptions,explanations,cliches and analogies. None aptly describes that emotion. That is because the emotion exists on so many different levels. And love only exists according to our own individual desires and stipulations. If those… Continue reading

In our attempt to make life easier, we have made ourselves more dependent. Just consider what you would call the necessities and compare them to your Grandmothers needs. It becomes immediately obvious. Some comes from the addition of technology and some comes from government regulations.… Continue reading

Shakespeare said, All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players, or something similar to that. I  believe he was correct in that. I also believe it was a lot easier when we all knew our parts. Gasp. I’m… Continue reading