Entertainment… We’ll Always Have Paris… 18 Jul 2014 This weekend I am celebrating the marriage of a dear friend -- with other dear friends in a sleepover all-girl pajama party with tons of food and wine and movies!…
family… Mother…February1923 – December 2013 29 Dec 2013 Blanche Canter, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, friend, and neighbor, whose door was always open for anyone to share a cup of coffee, delicious meal, or sympathetic ear, has shut…
family… A Grateful Nation 20 Nov 2012 When most of us think of Thanksgiving tradition we go all the way back to 1621 and the first Thanksgiving feast attended by fifty-three Pilgrims and ninety Native Americans. It…
home… Learning How to See 10 Oct 2012 I looked out the window in my bedroom this morning and immediately saw the beauty of the various shades of green facing me. Not only the soft sage of the curtains falling gracefully…
humor… Embarrassment in a Tinted Tube 26 Sep 201226 Sep 2012 My son played baseball from the time he was five years old right through every league and into college. We often traveled long distances for his games and would sit…
Civility… Mother’s Day or Un-Mother’s Day? 12 May 2012 For me, Mother's Day is a sweet holiday that links me to generations of mothers who came before me and who will no doubt follow. And it always looks like…
Entertainment… What’s for Dinner? The Perfect Meal for the Kentucky Derby Weekend! 3 May 20123 May 2012 I have a menu of traditional foods served at the Kentucky Derby. And you don't have to be a horse fan to enjoy it. I posted these recipes last May,…
Civility… W is for Windmill 26 Apr 201226 Apr 2012 When my husband and I traveled West this past summer, we began to see flat bed rigs hauling long narrow wings - so they appeared. They were too narrow to…
friends… Never Seen Blue Eyes 16 Apr 2012 Some of you most likely remember a few of the posts that I penned in honor of a couple of friends who retired from their 'desk' jobs and took on…
Entertainment… Departures and Dreams 4 Apr 20124 Apr 2012 My earliest memory of departures goes back to childhood and a very small community airport. The hangars were metal sheds of dreams; their contents precious birds of flight with few seats…