The Beatles

What is your favorite Beatles’ song?  Their music is timeless, as current as anything new hitting the air.  Most Beatles songs sound and feel like now, not then.    
Ringo was on the Rachael Ray Show recently talking about where the inspiration came from for “Octopus’s Garden”.  The Beatles were performing in Europe, somewhere near the Mediterranean Sea.  On a day off, they [...]

Job Jar

Remember Hi and Lois?  For those of you who don’t, it was a popular comic strip centered on the family life of the two title characters.  For the days when you are feeling super efficient, do what Hi and Lois did:  put a job jar into effect.
Put a list of unpleasant jobs you have been [...]

Playing with Words

Dancing cheek-to-cheek is really a form of floor play.
Banning the bra was a big flop.
Sea captains don’t like crew cuts.
Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?

Gardening Catalogs

The gardening catalogs are blooming, but unfortunately there is nowhere to plant them except the recycling bin.  Several weeks ago when the blue morning glory seeds were ordered from a catalog, a rush to beat the mailman allowed an important editing feature to be overlooked. 
Forgetting to opt out of additional mailing lists means the original catalog company rented, [...]

Snoring Cat

At the end of a very hectic day in this neck-of-the-woods, a mix of mostly disquieting news from several sources in the family have brought home the need for some major quiet time.  Time to take it all in and re-coup. 
The cat is lying beside me sound asleep, her little nose tucked under the end of her curved tail.  Calm has [...]

Tortilla Soup

Love this Tortilla Soup.  It is fast and delicious.  
Heat 1 tbs. canola, vegetable or olive oil in large pot over medium heat.  Add 1 medium chopped onion.  Reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until soft and lightly browned, about 5 minutes.  Stir in 1 large clove minced garlic and 2 teaspoons chili powder until aromatic, about 15 [...]

Stained Glass and Frank Sinatra

 
                              “Do it your Way”  
Just like in love, different taste in decor is what makes the design world go round.   From the most “simple, understated, yet elegant” look that allows the lines to create a lasting impression, the next logical design direction is to add some color, texture and a moderate amount of flowing lines to the design.
 
The Calla Lilies add life and movement, [...]

Bloom (Literally) Where you are Planted

The Morning Glory Seeds came in the mail yesterday.  The Blue Morning Glory Seeds that are going to look fantastic on the new pergola on the new porch that has the new soft silver gray siding as a background.  The blue pot that I found on sale at the end of the fall gardening center [...]

Belated Happy Ground Hog’s Day to You!

My daughter was born on Ground Hog’s Day.  Several years ago she experienced what I call her “Great Adventure.”  Right after graduating from college she moved to California.  When her birthday came, I felt she needed a bit of home-grown nostalgia to cheer her on for her special day.  I also wanted to tell her that I [...]

Playing with Words

If electricity comes from electrons…does that mean that morality comes from morons?
Marriage is the morning after the knot before.
A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
Courdoroy pollows are making headlines.
Is a book on voyeurism a peeping tome?