Category Living a Happy Life

I borrowed my blog title this week from Louis Armstrong because I quite agree. Music is the universal language understood by all of mankind. There is something affirming about being surrounded by others all enjoying and sharing the same music.…

Did you know? The favorite Christmas cookie in the U.S. is the peanut butter blossom. That’s according to General Mills, and Betty Crocker backs it up with their list of the favorite Christmas cookies by state. It surprised me because…

What a loss when Jerry Lee Lewis died on October 29. When I was a kid in the 1950s my Dad always had his radio tuned to WJUN, our local station, and they played the popular music of the day.…

What makes Halloween Parties so much fun for adults is getting to pretend you are someone, or something, other than who you are. At least for a few hours. For many years I was lucky enough to go to Halloween…

Every year when October arrives I start craving foods made with apples. Just knowing it’s October triggers it, even if I’m in Florida where the weather is still warm and summery. Apples and Fall are inseparable. Do you have a…

Happy July 4th – Independence Day in America! It’s a good time to think back to the reasons the American colonies were motivated to declare independence, and war, on Britain. Basically, it was taxes. As the American colonies grew and…

It’s porch time! From late spring through mid Autumn the best place to enjoy a lazy day is on your porch. If you’re lucky enough to have a porch on your house. Porches were a key part of social life…

I’ve noticed that dessert choices on menus at fine dining restaurants rarely include pie. You’ll find flan, crème brulee, mousse, cheesecakes and other delectables. But usually, to find a dessert menu with selections of pie, you need to be at…

I got hooked at the age of 8. My grandparents took me to a country auction at a house in Oakland Mills. Grandma gave me four quarters to bid on something. I bought a beautiful green depression glass candy dish…

Everyone eventually has that milestone birthday they don’t want to acknowledge. For some its turning 30. For others its 40. For me it was 50. I did not want to be 50. Shortly after my 50th birthday I saw a…