Entertainment Preakness Runs Today 21 May 2011 The second leg of the Triple Crown Competition in horse racing, is being held today in Baltimore, Maryland. The Preakness at Pimlico promises excitement as Animal Kingdom tries to claim…
Entertainment… TeePee For Two? 20 May 201120 May 2011 As Oprah does her last few shows, she is bringing out some interesting and unusual guests. One of them was Ralph Lauren and his Western Double RL Ranch complete with…
family… Brides & Bridesmaids 19 May 201119 May 2011 Hunting season for brides and bridesmaids is officially open. As June approaches, the anointed participants will be on the prowl, hunting for gowns, chantilly lace, venues, bands, caterers, cake designers,…
Uncategorized May 21 Doomsday Prediction 18 May 201118 May 2011 Why are we so caught up with our own demise and every self-proclaimed expert or (false) prophet who professes to know more than the angels in heaven? How is it…
Entertainment… Guilty Pleasures 17 May 201117 May 2011 What is your guilty pleasure? Is it a soap opera, bubble gum music, a gossip magazine? Or perhaps it's cheap jewelry, false eyelashes, or take out food. Whatever it is,…
Entertainment… The Deerpark Restaurant @ Biltmore Estate 16 May 201116 May 2011 Within the premises of The Biltmore Estate is a restaurant named Deerpark. It sits within the foot prints of the old calving barn for the dairy that was once on…
Entertainment… A Surprise At the Biltmore House 15 May 201115 May 2011 As most of you know by now, I have a special kinship with French Impressionist Pierre Auguste Renoir. It developed during a writing school I participated in at Essoyes, France…
Uncategorized Writing At The Writers Retreat 14 May 201114 May 2011 Yesterday, we began class with a surprise bag of items that had to be thrown out onto each table when Rhonda said 'go'. Each item then had to go into…
Uncategorized Asheville, NC and Writer’s Retreat At Lutheridge 13 May 201113 May 2011 Throw the rabbit in the briar patch - toss me in a group of writers, readers, editors, publishers - and I am like the starving woman feasting on bread and…
Entertainment… How Do You Find a Writing Community? 12 May 2011 When I left Essoyes, France last October, the last instruction given to me by the teacher - Janet Hulstrand - was to find a community of writers to surround myself…