What an awful first date. Well, maybe not awful I’ve had worse. I wasn’t groped. He didn’t proclaim he wanted to be with me forever, nor claim to be visiting from another galaxy. He didn’t say anything offensive . . . . but that’s ...
Just as the clown paints on a smile to hide what lies beneath, so often, the funniest people among us are often the saddest. Robin Williams shocked and stunned us all by taking his own life. We never imagined that this comedic genius ...
“All you need is love. All you need is love. All you need is love, love. Love is all you need.” -The Beatles My favorite holiday is approaching. I know people say they hate it; that it’s a Hallmark holiday, but not to me. To me, ...
I don’t know if you were a fan of Queen back in the day but whether you were or not, I really hope you’ve seen Bohemian Rhapsody. The film chronicles the band’s rise to fame and clearly shows the captain of the rocket ship to be the ...
Julia Child had to fight her way into the Cordon Bleu. It was unheard of for a woman to be permitted to train alongside the men. It wasn’t easy for her to earn their respect. She had to prove herself again and again and ...
I spend the weekend cleaning out my files and starting to organize receipts and such for tax time. I have 7 plastic file boxes in my basement- one for each year’s receipts and tax returns for the last seven years. I was always told ...
This can be a very depressing time of year. Another year has passed and maybe your life is not where you want it to be or where you thought it would be by now. You’ve attempted things in the last 365 days, gotten your hopes up and ...
The memories of my childhood holidays, numerous and varied, are all stitched together patchwork quilt style with our family traditions as the thread that binds them. With “Italian Hour” playing on the kitchen radio, the heavenly scents ...
I can be a huge wallower. How about you? When I’m suffering the loss of a relationship, I don’t feel like going anywhere or talking to anyone and the sad songs are on repeat. The all too familiar strains of “Autumn Leaves” by Eva ...
Talk to any woman of a certain age and she can tell you about slowly becoming invisible. We remember so fondly the days of our youth when we so effortlessly commanded the attention of men all hoping to win our affection. We bought ...
