The Twist from a Twisted Sister!

At a recent dinner party.... the topic of discussion was our insignificance and what were the probabilities of our meeting one another. When you really break it down it really is very minute. All the things that must fall in place.For example, 30 years ago MJ was called in to...

My favorite time of year!

My Grandfather was a hoarder of sorts... One day when I was 6 he came home with an upright piano. Honestly, it was the ugliest thing I had ever seen. My Grandmother wouldn't let it in the house so it lived in the garage. My Dad wanted it in the worst way...

My Dad loved to camp out... So when a friend of mine told me today she went Glamping in Sedona this weekend I was all ears. Before I share her adventure I will take you on a short personal camping experience. As I said my Dad loved to go camping...

Who Knew?

Many of you know I use to live in Hawaii... They have this quaint custom that can be quite charming once you get use to it but at first it can be really off putting. It is called Talk Story. Here is what I mean.When we first moved into our...

I WOULD LOVE TO GET YOUR INPUT ON THIS....I've written about Zodiac signs in the past but this is an interesting twist. Do you have a Zodiac sign that is toxic to you? I know this sounds goofy but I ran a small sampling of my friends. (Granted Not Scientific)...

How to use others ignorance to your advantage!

The Beauty of Capitalism... This is not a political statement but it sure shows ingenuity. We all take the moon walk in 1969 more or less for granted but here is an interesting factotum you wouldn't think of unless you were close family. The three Apollo 11 astronauts—Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and...

This is and interesting writing approach..... The other day I was on a bus trip to Phoenix's Heard Museum. (Great museum BTW) Cheryl, the lady next to me was very interesting and she gave me an idea. She is a fiction writer and I asked her how she got her story...

I have mentioned this before but sometimes... serendipity kind of creeps me out. The other day I went to lunch with some of my book club buddies that also volunteer at the library. They were all excited because the day before a huge shipment of old donated books arrived. Lo and...

For the past year we've been looking for a place to settle... Which translates to looking at tons of properties. When you really like your realtor you don't want to hurt their feelings by telling them a place is awful. So my hubby and I had a code saying which...

You could write a book about the things I don't know... Whoever said this was spot on. I am writing this on the 4th of July (you'll be reading this soon) and I am thinking about my families customs on this date. You may recall that my dad was a nut...

Recently a friend made a simple request.... Could you make me a navy blue necklace? Doesn't sound unreasonable but I said no! She was floored as I continued I don't have ANY navy blue beads. She has seen my wall of beads and was gobsmacked. I explained that I don't...

I've always been fascinated by the building of bridges. My grandmother's house was on the Blanchard River and the civil engineers decided it was time for a new bridge as the last one got swept away in "The Flood". (That is a whole other story!) Every day after school I would...

Lets get zozzled!

For all you shoe lovers out there!

When will we ever learn? Mother Nature is not to be messed with and here is just another amazing example. Do you remember when you were a child doctors would advise people that had any kind of respiratory problems to move to Arizona?Now that I live in Az. I have...

 I don't know about you but I love stories about turning negatives into positives.... This story doesn't end particularly well but it sure shows originality! The tale starts with a beautiful but very poor Austrian woman in the 1700s named Barbara Erni. Her gorgeous strawberry blonde hair earned her the...

This is such a great success story!