In a World Full of Kardashians, Be a Lucille Ball.

November 4, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

“I am not funny. What I am is brave.” ~Lucille Ball If you never saw the episode with Lucy stomping the grapes, are you even an American??? Even though it’s been almost sixty years since I Love Lucy was on the air, it continues today to be one of the most watched and beloved sitcoms. So take […]

The Call of the She-Moon.

October 17, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

“I am out with lanterns, looking for myself .”~ Emily Dickinson On my nightly walk home I thought it was just me alone with my thoughts, my music , and that Great Big Wheel of Cheese in the Sky (science is lie) but then my solitude came to an abrupt hault. Up until that moment, […]

She Played to Win. Period.

October 7, 2016.Reading time 10 minutes.

“My goal was to be the greatest athlete who ever lived” ~ Babe Didrikson Zaharias An all but forgotten athletic legend, Mildred Didrikson Zaharias, known as the “The Babe” is said to have been one of the greatest athletes who ever lived. At a time when women were not viewed as legitimate athletes, Babe dominated […]

More Roles For Women

September 26, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

“They wanted me to play a Bond girl in Casino Royale,” says Angelina Jolie. “I said, Actually, I’d prefer to play him; I’d rather be Bond.” Angelina Jolie is the original Badass. Remember when she was married to Billy Bob Thornton and wore a necklace with a vile blood? Oh yeah right? We are more […]

Love in a Book Store

September 18, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

“If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.” ~ Toni Morrison

Once Upon a Rock

July 7, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Reading Writing and relaxation. #love #reading #writing

Clematis

July 4, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Finicky little flower. The plant wants to be in the sun, however, the roots need to be shaded.

Once Upon a Chef

June 30, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Thai crunch salad with peanut dressing. Yummy! Even the men in your life will enjoy it. Dressing 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter. 2T rice vinegar. 2T fresh lime juice. 3T oil. 1T soy sauce. 2T honey. 2T sugar. 2cloves chopped garlic. 1T fresh ginger chopped. 1t salt 1/4 t crushed red pepper and 2T fresh […]

The Help

June 29, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

It is 2016 and some people still don’t know RIGHT from wrong. My employer was mad because I picked peas from her garden too early. So she told me to go and sweep the entire house. Seriously! I’m not joking. So I did. And you know… I was whistling the whole time.

Quote for the Day

June 25, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

“Life is short. Break the rules. Forgive quickly. Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably…And never, ever regret anything that made you smile. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you did not do than the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the harbor. Catch the trade […]