“Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” -William Morris Do you know anyone who has been wanting to declutter and organize, but keeps procrastinating? Guess what my project is today (and next weekend, and…
GROUNDHOG DAY – it’s not really about groundhogs, it’s REALLY about learning from your mistakes, perseverance, striving for better, and having the courage to change things when what you’re doing is no longer ‘working’ for you. Like the characters in the movie, the musical finds…
DUNKIRK. I know, I said I was only going to write reviews of movies that I recommend for Cinema Saturday, but, this one is getting a lot of media attention, and it was one of my adding ‘life to my years’ activities. Much as I…
In the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, in the southern Outer Banks of North Carolina, there stands a pier that has stood the test of time – the Frisco Pier. I’d heard about this pier. Heard it was going to be destroyed. Heard it was bought…
Sometimes, the best way to add “life to my years” is to add it to someone else’s. I want to dedicate today’s column to The American Red Cross. As I’m sure all are aware, The Red Cross has launched a massive relief response to assist…
Here’s a little bit of Aloha for this Wrecipe Wednesday column! Poke is a centuries-old Hawaiian tradition, but, at least where I live, it has become the latest fast-food fad with poke bars opening up all over the place! Historically, it is believed that Poke…
It shouldn’t take a natural disaster to learn compassion, charity, equality and grace. If it does – learn your lessons well. Prints of this and other images are available for purchase. Please CONTACT if you are interested!
It’s Sunday Showstopper Snippet Day!!! As summer rolls along, many parts of the country are in the midst of a major heatwave, it’s just ‘too darn hot!’ Such was the case during the play-within-the-play of Cole Porter’s KISS ME KATE. Based on Shakespeare’s ‘Taming of…
This photo was taken on my first vacation to Greece, specifically, Santorini. What surprised me about many of the Greek islands was how barren they were – just big rocks protruding out of the ocean with perfect little villages scattered upon them! As unexpected as…
