I was raised in an old-school Catholic home, groomed to be a wife and not much else.  I was discouraged from working and doing anything that would not prepare me for my inevitable role. I had to do it all on my own for the most part. 

If I were… Read full post »

I’m a huge fan of the United States Air Force Airmen of Note.  Started by Glenn Miller during WWII, the band carries the legacy of jazz forward with monstrous joy.  (I’ve posted about them before, so will spare you the history here.)

Friday night, they played with… Read full post »

Saw two performances over the weekend.

First was the  InternationalYouth Orchestra at the Reston Town Center.  This is a group of highly talented 8 to 21 year olds from the USA and South America who come together to play performances.  Here's the set list:

- Carmen Fantasy, Pablo de S… Read full post »

The Fourth of July is my second favorite holiday.  What I love about it boils down to two things:

• Bald patriotism is OK on this day. The cynics quiet down, and we all take at least a minute to acknowledge that our country is a good place to live. 
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Just a quick post to let you know something that happened to me when buying a used car.

I sealed the deal.   Came home and went to the internet to find the posting and lo and behold, the cost on the internet was $1,200 less than I paid.  … Read full post »

Driving to Nags Head NC a couple of weeks ago was more exciting than the usual coffee roll from Dunkin Donuts.  A few miles past the Yorktown exit on I-64, I heard a loud scraping noise from the back of my car.  I pulled over and lo and behold, the strap holding… Read full post »

When we go to the outer banks of North Carolina, we love to visit Belks department store.  Maybe it's because it's at the beach, but they always have such interesting clothes there.  I usually find dresses, skirts, blouses in styles and colors that just aren't available in my usual haunts h… Read full post »

Nags Head NC doesn't have much to do.  There's a beautiful beach and sound, fishing piers, restaurants, and a little shopping.  For decades, my family has rented a big house and we all trek down there to hang out together for a week in the summer.

Family now consists of… Read full post »

I finally have something to blog about.  I am now dairy free. 

Let’s back up to 1975.  I was 21, and very bothered about food.  I couldn’t imagine killing a cow and then butchering it.  I decided that if I couldn’t do that, I should not eat the end… Read full post »