The Twist from a Twisted Sister!

Sometimes ideas just flow into one another. It started earlier when I saw this quote on Facebook. Then during our Zoom Book Club Meeting one of the gals said she hasn't had a haircut since March. That prompted all the people cutting their own hair to show off. Pretty funny actually....

What's the first thing you think of when you hear the word Shakespeare??? As a numbers person and if I am being completely honest, I kind of groan. High School and College Lit weren't my particular strong suits. So I was very surprised to see this article on "Shakespearean Phrases...

If You're not Dutch, You're not Much.... This was the favorite expression of my 100% Dutch friends. They included me in their Dutch family even though I'm barely one quarter Dutch. Last week you may recall, I was complaining about finding material for this post. Well, thank you so much...

I'd like to think I am not a boring person.... but sheltering in place is really taxing this presumption. As you know, you hear from me once a week and for many of you it has been since 2015.  I love creating The Twisted Sister Newsletter usually. Pre-Covid if I couldn't find...

With the shelter in place order.... still in effect, I can't tell you the things that pop into my mind. Last week, I saw this article about 7 little known facts about Stonehenge. What? I know you aren't going to believe me but I had just had a convo about things...

This is so beautiful.... “My art is about being appreciative of the small things in life and enjoying each moment as time is precious and life is ephemeral,” the artist Raku Inoue writes.Raku takes leaves and blossoms from his garden and then creates glorious images that last a few hours...

Just about everything I do makes me feel bad about myself.... I started this pandemic which such good intentions. For instance, I promised myself that I would do 1 minute planks 5 times a day so I could finally do a chaturanga properly. Well, that lasted one day. Then I...

Being bored out of my mind I chose a different walking route.... Here in Arizona we joke that each housing development's color scheme is 50 shades of taupe. So I was very surprised to see this territorial style house all tricked out in Haint Blue. This color has a long...

I don't know about you but the walls are starting to close in.... Arizona is just starting to ease some of the restrictions but we are not anywhere close to being back to normal. Last weekend, I was really antsy so I suggested we go for a drive. Well, it turns...

One of the things you would never say about me.... Carol Ann is a quiet person... The other day I was on a Zoom meeting and I swear when I started to express myself I sounded like an English is my second language person. First it was dealing with the Pandemic...

Maybe it's the times we are living in but.... I kind of feel like all the really important information about the past has already been discovered. So I was surprised that by this little factotum discovered in 2017.  Most civilizations throughout history, including modern civilizations, have militaries made predominantly if...

In this time when we are all trying to be good stewards.... and human beings I saw this article that brought back some wonderful memories that I wanted to share. First a little background, my Dad had an enormous sweet tooth. So much so that his mother, my grandmother who...

With so much time on my hands... I started going through my closet full of picture albums. Talk about memories... I have mentioned many times that my Dad, Bob was a master of making things. He really relished the things he made from nothing. Years ago when he bought his...

This is a wonderful hopeful piece by my cousin Tom. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.   Since bad news is in no short supply now, if you’re ready for a morale boost please check out the documentary “Searching for Sugar Man” now showing on Netflix and Prime. ...

In case you're going a little stir crazy.... All of us on Social Media are seeing how people are dealing with the confinement but I have to say this definitely takes the cake. Our Canadian friends in the Yukon Territory are no strangers to Cabin Fever so in 2011 they created.... Wait...

I was't going to start out with how these are tough times.... but I guess I just did. Sorry! Instead I wanted to show you this amazing photograph that gives me hope that God is watching over us. (Even though it may not feel like it!) This is Crater Lake in Iceland....

My week started out so wonderfully and then SMACK.... Last week when I promised you fun and funny I had no idea it was going to be so difficult. This Coronavirus has us all rattled. Today listening to the Governor of Az. on the radio I missed my turn off...

I just had to share these pictures with you.... My Ohio friend sent me these recent Lake Erie Ice Sculpture pics. Aren't they amazing? Who knew Mother Nature was so talented? And no, I am not moving back to Ohio any time soon! Did you know the Pantone Color for...

I attended a great lecture on Fashion's Influence On Women's Self Image.... Many of the topics I have written about here in the past but here are a few surprises. We all know about the Edwardian and Victorian Corsettes and how painful they were to wear. But I didn't realize...

Although I was miserable teaching Math to High School Kids.... It never dawned on me that kids would be more interested in dating, sports, make up and fashion then Geometry. Duh! But my ears always perk up when I hear about new teaching techniques. But first the stupid one.One school system...