Entertainment ‘The Rite’ Review 31 Jan 201131 Jan 2011 I love Anthony Hopkins, you should know that before reading further. So the fact that he is in 'The Rite' is all I need to know to get me to…
family… Dark and Cold in Virginia 30 Jan 201130 Jan 2011 We sometimes wonder why we are keeping the property in Virginia. We work so hard and so much that there is precious little time left over to even enjoy it.…
family… What to do with Inheritance 29 Jan 201129 Jan 2011 My father died many years ago. His sister passed away recently and my sister and I shared our father's portion of the inheritance. It was an amount too small to…
food… A Reunion From A Reunion 28 Jan 201128 Jan 2011 A couple of months ago, I attended my thirty year high school reunion. It will be forever burned in our memories as I accidentally set the centerpiece on fire. Let's…
travel French Keyboard 27 Jan 201127 Jan 2011 A friend and fellow writing class student has started a blog. Its address is http://travelingsardineclass.blogspot.com. Sometimes we jolt each others memories about something we experienced while in France together. Today…
friends… Where is Anne Barlow? 26 Jan 201126 Jan 2011 When I was young, I loved mail. I waited patiently in a little chair by the blue spruce, the marker for which I wasn't allowed past until the mail carrier…
food… Southern Fried Chicken and Kir Royale 25 Jan 201125 Jan 2011 Some things naturally go together; peanut butter and bananas, wine and cheese, chocolate and raspberry. But I sometimes pair dishes that you wouldn't automatically consider. A recent example when friends…
friends… Monitoring Facebook Profiles 24 Jan 201124 Jan 2011 Social media. It's suppose to be the road to connectivity. Right? Then why are we becoming paranoid about who reads our profiles, checks out our page, hits the 'like' button…
food… A day with Friends 23 Jan 201123 Jan 2011 A group of women that I'm fortunate to know and have as friends, got together yesterday for our annual after-Christmas-Party with a side order of Booper's retirement party. Yes, we…
family… Many hats for one Head 22 Jan 201122 Jan 2011 There are times when I feel so overwhelmed with all of my responsibilities that I become almost paralyzed, actually unable to focus on the tasks at hand. I fear that…