The Twist from a Twisted Sister!

So last week I left you hanging.... about whether I could muster up the energy to put up a 9' Christmas Tree. I must admit that if I knew then what I know now, it never would have happened. Two days and 10 1/2 hours later it's up. First heart...

I know it's not all about me!!!! But Geez! Five years ago I bought a new Christmas Tree. Our house was on the market and our realtor advised us not to put it up for clutter reasons. Don't ask me how but four more Christmas's past and the tree is still...

Prose Imitating Art! Last week for Book Club I read Wallace Stegner's The Angle of Repose.  Stegner's writing style is so beautiful and descriptive it made me wish I were a painter. Especially his descriptions of the skies. It made me think of Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Starry Night. Then...

I am not joking when I say I think I am losing my mind... I have always considered myself a good listener with a good memory but now I have to start every conversation with "Stop me if I have told you this!" or I can't remember a dear friend's husbands...

My friends are throwing some shade on me... During this Covid mess there seems to be two camps, those who are going wild in their kitchens making new dishes every night and the I'm sick of cooking camp. I am president of the latter camp. Back in the day when I...

Sometimes a lovely memory is better to be left as is... A few weeks back, I wrote about the crazy love my family had for dancing. If you missed it click HERE. After seeing a recent story on Marathon Dancing in the 20s and 30s it got me thinking about sock...

I'm the first person to admit... I'm drawn to Corny. The hubby would say Goofy but I'll stick with Corny. If you have been reading me for a while you know I get it from my Dad. Whatever you say about him that man could make us laugh. So when...

The making and keeping of traditions... last week I talked about my folks love of dancing and how it was passed down to all of us. If you missed it you can catch it HERE. So needless to say I was blown away when I saw this story of Guorui Chen a 33...

Hubby and I Love, Love, Love... Watching Dancing with the Stars. When I told a long time friend of mine she said, "You're joking, Right?" Well, this got me thinking of why I love it so much.My mother's side of the family were crazy dancers. My Mom and her brother...

I consider myself a pretty upbeat positive person.... but this week I am having trouble rallying my spirits. Saying my creative juices are in the toi toi is really an understatement but then the Hubby sends me this amazing video. I just had to share this with you. If a fish...

I am so happy you opened this blog because.... my Art League's online Art and Jewelry auction starts today and runs through Sunday 9/27. This auction benefits World Central Kitchen founded by Chef Jose Andres. They provide food for first responder's Worldwide. I hope you will Register and Bid by clicking...

This may look like a small email but it is jammed packed.... I attend a Zoom meeting every Friday and the host's always ask if we have any weekend plans. Naturally, all 35 of us groan and moan no! That's one of the reasons I love writing this Newsletter as it...

Talk about Necessity Being the Mother of Invention.... In this crazy mixed up world it is hard not to really appreciate such a simple and elegant solution to a serious problem. It all started 4 years ago with a massive surge of revenge killings in Botswana that threatened their endangered...

It's funny reflecting on an old family tradition and never giving it a second thought.... about it's wackiness. I've written many times about what a character my Dad was. His obsession with Halloween Costumes (HERE), Hand Painting a "No Diving" sign next to my brother's baby pool, I could go on and on. Yet  when...

I don't know about you but I need a vacation from this quarantine.... But my hubby isn't budging and rightly so. We made it this far and we certainly don't want to screw up now that the numbers are dropping. But just Jeez! So I thought I would entertain you...

No Death is Ever Funny..... but sometimes the causes can be. (Kind Of?) When I was in first grade my desk mate ate paste. I could never understand it and in particular I didn't understand why the nuns got so up set. I mean veils exploding upset. It never dawned...

There are so many things that are annoying us now.... So instead of dwelling on these annoyances, I started to think of the things that used to drive me nuts. In hindsight they were so trivial that they are laughable now. Here is just one example, I grew up in a small...

When Desperation Sets In, It's Hard To Remember.... That you have choices. I don't know about you but this Pandemic has killed my desire to cook. A friend suggested that I try an air fryer. It came and I couldn't even bring myself to open it. Yes, I can spell...

Yippee! Look what is back!

I saw this quote on Facebook the other day: Then I saw this article on the mating rituals of the Bowerbird. Speaking of Wise too late!Lots of species will go all out to land a mate, but few courtship routines are as elaborate as that of the bowerbird. These birds craft...