Baltimore is an interesting and dynamic city.  It is also a dangerous city.  One can wander just a few blocks off center and find themselves...

(I could not come up with a complete Thursday 13...for some reason this goal always eludes me.  If you want to see how an expert plays the g...

I am lucky today. It is 4:00 in the morning and still dark outside, but I know it is a lucky day for me. I look down at my polished to...

Eventually the big day arrived. We got up early to head to the country club to deliver cookies, the arbor (homemade by the father of the bri...

( I will post this today although I am in an extremely angry and sad mood.  Another murderer has gone free and I do want to caution all pare...

More than ready, I had packed everything, including the new summer wear that I had purchased at the Dressbarn.  (I only shop at the most fan...

The mother-of-the-groom is back, her house is empty of relatives, the wedding photos are waning on FB from all the friends of the bride and ...

I was sitting watching the movie "Lost in Translation" on television this week.  (I had vacuumed and mopped the kitchen floor, was...

As a follow-up to my post below, it appears my blogroll on my sidebar is now working.  Do not know what the on/off glitch was yesterday.   S...

Well, I ignored all the news blurbs on Google Reader and the concerns by select bloggers recently, because I try to keep my internet soc...

I think we all have them.  Whether we are born with them or they come about because of our lives, we feel compelled to do something a ce...

Regarding my prior post, please note that I am old enough to know that drawing battle lines over this wedding issue helps no one.  Least of ...

Family!  I think that the best of us, and the worst of us is brought forward at weddings and funerals.  I love each of my brothers (2) and ...

A few days ago Grannie Annie had posted a question on her blog asking her readers to name the historic figure they would most like to meet ...

Today is Father's Day and with the monumental job of being responsible for the successful journey of a child from infancy to adulthood n...

Things your great great grandchildren may ask about: What were postage stamps and why did people collect them? What was a telephone? Wha...

Many of my readers were more impressed with my rattan furniture than any of the hours and hours (and hours) of work I completed.  I guess so...

So, after my last post one might envision me sitting on my deck with a camera and a book and contemplating the summer dancing shadows for se...

My daughter has invited me to a belated sharing to celebrate Mother's Day now past.  I have told her time and again, I just want time......

Such a hot day to revisit the old barn.  The door is loose and swings open almost by itself when I release the metal latch.  The bright...