#CrazyLampLady’s Craziness is Infectious.

I follow #CrazyLampLady on YouTube. She's a vintage thrifter who stalks the stock at Goodwill and antique malls in Pennsylvania. I believe her name is Jocelyn and flips a lot of minimally priced decorative pieces for a profit. She works on quantity with up ton2 dozen new items flipping in eBay every day.  She loves…

The Unpredictable Pursuit of Zen

My Zen was not quite the meditative peacefulness I sought.

Scents, Memory and Marketing

A argument today between stepdaughters about scent sensitivities brought me back. It has been over two decades since I last applied a little scent to my skin. The abandonment came after two remarkable experiences. 1. Reading most likely in Cosmopolitan that I had been using perfume all wrong. That one should dance naked beneath a…

Was this a bird-brained purchase? What would you do?

What should be done with these 9 ft toy birds

If only, then…. My Life Would Have Been Different

Listening is a critical skill, that I am probably less skilled at than most. In my defense, I grew up with a family with a different listening strategy.

Is Facebook vying for the role of my BFF?

Two days ago, a message popped up from Google or Facebook or some other non human entity asking "Your birthday's coming up soon (it is in fact in a couple weeks) Do you want to plan something?"

Smart, but just not Farm Smart

The crops were so lush, the sky blue, and the water impressive. Ding....photo opp.

Through Our 12 Years of Marriage My True Love Shared with Me…

12 years later, amid the Corona Virus pandemic that seems to deplete a new joy every day (hugging, singing, dining out, imbibing, theater, movies, concerts, visiting friends and family, international travel, traveling across state lines and using public restrooms are all found to be risky and are mostly restricted) I thought it might be good to recap the mostly peaks of a happily wedded life.

Searching for the Good Old Days in a Slice of Pie

That's what the world is missing today, more places to sit down and eat pie.

Apple Picking Etiquette

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