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

One of the gifts my wife and I received for Christmas were parakeets. Two nice little birds, the cage and all the accessories. We allowed the Grandchildren to name them. After doing some research to find out if we had… Continue reading

I love the ease of obtaining information on just about any subject immediately. Just type your inquiry into the Google search block and viola, there it is. The problem is that too often it is too much information to sift through. I… Continue reading

I was just wondering. How many of us use a cup and saucer when drinking our coffee ? I know I don’t anymore. I have sets in the cabinet but seldom use them. I may place them on the table… Continue reading

The lights are not out, but they are getting a little dimmer. Did you know you can’t buy 75 watt incandescent light bulbs any more ? The stores can sell their existing stock, but that’s it. No more manufacturing those vile,energy consuming… Continue reading