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A View From the Road
A Topiary Truck I love road side advertising; the more creative the better! I was driving down Jefferies Boulevard in Waterboro, South Carolina, when I spotted this very clever View From the Road; I had to turn around. Bishops Auto Body Shop had cut their shrubbery to look like a truck, and added wheels to…
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Food
Hummus Hummus has become rather standard fare; and I cannot honestly say that I remember when I first ate it, though I think it must have been sometime in the early 1980’s; I do remember serving Mike Gregan, and him being surprised. He seemed to like the hummus, but corrected my pronunciation of the word.…
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The Dialogue
Special Greetings Recently, I received this lovely card, in the mail. It was from one of my Mother’s dearest and long term friends. First, I loved that she dated the card! Please, date everything – historians of the future will thank you! I also loved that she addressed to Jill, C. and signed it Leona…
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Poet’s Corner
What Else Could Matter With every step I feel life returning I dig my toes deeper into the sand Lingering longer than needed Waiting for the tide to rush in Letting it bathe first my toes, Then my feet Finally my legs The sea wants to envelope me And I surrender to her…
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In the Wild!
Happy Groundhog Day “When Chekhov saw the long winter, he saw a winter bleak and dark and bereft of hope. Yet we know that winter is just another step in the cycle of life. But standing here among the people of Punxsutawney and basking in the warmth of their hearths and hearts, I couldn’t imagine…
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From the Editor
Women, We are Greater Than This Recently, as I was driving down an almost deserted highway, also in a post-holiday mood, exhausted by the rancor being expressed all around us, I started to think about one of the more remarkable moments of my life, it happened on a Christmas day, in South Florida.…
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Connected
Find a Day to Disconnect I am a bit late with proclaiming my New Year’s resolution, but not with trying to enact it: Find a Day to Disconnect. It took me a while longer this year, than normal, to agree to taking down the Christmas tree and put away the remaining decorations. I…
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Perfect Post Cards
Grand Central Station, 1926 This post card, of a photograph taken by Kenneth Dudley Smith, of Grand Central Station, in New York City, is one of my favorite images; and perhaps would be better served in Art than here. Recently, when stepping into the train station, looking for a bite to eat and a shortcut to…
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A Loss
Mary Tyler Moore “You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you.” ~ Mary Tyler Moore ~ When I went to Minneapolis, I had one goal; I wanted to see this sculpture of Mary Tyler Moore! Today, we have sadly learned that Ms. Moore passed away, at 80. I am…
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In the Wild!
Lorikeet I do not do well with the notion of caged animals – any animal – be it man, a dog, or any beautiful creature that belongs in the wild. I think one of the reasons I enjoy feeding the wildlife, in my yard, is because they are free to roam, following their own whims,…
