Let's talk about toilet paper...more specifically about the appropriate way to place toilet paper on the roll. I never even considered the import of this issue until I was involved in a conversation with Dusty's dad, Dan (Dusty is my daughter Sarah's long-time boyfriend). Dan has definitive views on this subject and it was his [...]
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A wish for peace…
Happy Easter to one and all...today I send you a wish for peace via my remaining favorites from the Lions Peace Poster Contest. See more of these beautiful pieces of art at http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/our-work/youth-programs/peace-poster-contest/index.php (artist info is also available). Day two hundred and seventy-three of the new forty - obla di obla da CC
All they are saying, is give peace a chance…
In honor of Easter I want to share with you today and tomorrow my favorite finalists and winners of the Lions International Peace Poster Contest. The images I am including in my blog these two days were created by 12 and 13 year old kids from around the world. They are amazing. I have many [...]
The efficacy of old, holey underwear…
I have discovered the ideal role of old, holey underwear and amazingly it ties back to something that I have known since I was a little girl. The back story begins with one of my favorite pairs of underwear that has seen better days. The black lace at the top is now holey and separating [...]
11 years ago…
11 years ago today I was doing something for the very last time (I think, hope, pray - don't smite me universe)...11 years ago I gave birth to Cheyenne, my April Fool's Day baby, a mere few months before turning forty. It all seemed quite apropos at the time...a baby...on the eve of forty...on April [...]
It must have been the fishing opener…
I get lots of unsolicited email. Recently I have been targeted by handyman and hunting folks who want me to test new products. Today I have moved on to fishing gear. My most recent email in this series was titled, "You’ve been rewarded! Test & keep fishing gear plus receive a complimentary fishing magazine." Fishing...hmmmm. [...]
I have had a long-term love affair…
I have had a long-term love affair...with Mexican food. Having spent the bulk of my life in California I had years of very authentic Mexican food to deepen my love. The love affair began in earnest when I dated a boy named Richard Rodriquez as a teen. I often ate dinner at his home and [...]
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