Take a Moment
In the early 1970s I had a co-worker whose dad had been captured by the Germans as a prisoner of war during WWII. She said he never, ever talked about it to anyone. The subject was forbidden in their house.…
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Get Outside and Play!
This week is National Backyard Games Week! So to celebrate, perhaps we should all take some time to enjoy fun and games in our back yards. 83% of us are urban dwellers, many in homes without yards. If you don’t…
The Unfairness of Being Fair
When growing up, and even as adults, most of us have often been told that life isn’t fair. All of us eventually are on the unfair end of actions and decisions by others. Seems to me, however, that the amount…
The Best Years of Being a Mom
Every year is an exciting year for moms as we watch our kids develop, grow up, mature, and go out in the world as adults. When I look back at the years of motherhood I think the best years are…
Two Very Different May Days
May 1st, or May Day, traditionally is celebrated to welcome the flowering season. That celebration originated from European pagan traditions and today towns throughout Europe and here in the U.S. continue to celebrate May Day with dancing around the Maypole,…
A Colorful Life
Seems like every week I get an email from some home magazine telling me what the new must-have colors are for my home. They tell me which colors are on the way out … which ones are the new must…
Gentle Giants
Do you have a favorite animal – domestic or wild? If yes, what animal connects with you? For me it’s elephants. It started when I was kid. I had a book called “The Elephant’s Dilemma”, published in 1945. The little…
When Doctors Poison a Patient
In Alfred Hitchcock’s 1946 film Notorious, Ingrid Bergman is coerced into being a spy for the U.S. Government in Argentina, infiltrating a household of Nazis who are sheltered there. Her cover is soon suspected, and the mother of the house…
The Ultimate in Feeling Good
The latest employment statistics indicate that there are approximately 334,291 certified licensed massage therapists in the U.S. Thank goodness for that! The Covid pandemic pretty much shut down therapeutic massage for a long time. During Covid 19 lockdowns it was…
Machines in our Family
Ever since George Lucas introduced us to R2D2 and C3PO in the first Star Wars movie in 1977, the idea that machines with artificial intelligence protocols could be part of our lives has been pretty much accepted. With the growing…