RETROSPECTIVE: afterthought & farewell Do you remember when we competed to get the “Freshly Pressed” award? When there was a weekly prompt that they actually read and supposedly “judged” for quality and uniqueness? Remember when one day, it vanished? We didn’t… Read More ›
Month: May 2018
SEND IN THE CLOWNS? DON’T BOTHER, THEY’RE HERE – Garry Armstrong
“Send In The Clowns”, on its own merit, is a beautiful song from the show, “A Little Night Music.” Judy Collins’ cover has made it a popular favorite for decades. A Frank Sinatra version is especially poignant. In the early… Read More ›
FLOWER OF THE DAY – COLUMBINE – Marilyn Armstrong
FLOWER OF THE DAY
NATIONAL SPEAK IN COMPLETE SENTENCES DAY – Marilyn Armstrong
There is a day for everything, but I could not let this one slip passed unnoticed. May 31 is NATIONAL SPEAK IN COMPLETE SENTENCES DAY. No really. It is. I’m not sure most people actually know what a complete sentence… Read More ›
A LOT MORE PAIN TO COME – Marilyn Armstrong
From: ELECTION OF DONALD TRUMP by Steven Brill “Donald Trump’s victory and this current political crisis were decades in the making. This moment is a reflection of serious institutional and structural problems in American society. How do you make sense… Read More ›
BROKEN? ALSO, DISCONNECTED – Marilyn Armstrong
Broken I got up this morning in a pretty good mood. Bright sun, not humid. Looks like a nice day as spring heads into summer. Put up the coffee, gave the dogs treats. My son came over to install the… Read More ›
THE FAVORITE … ALL TIME? MAYBE, BUT THE FUTURE LIES AHEAD … Marilyn Armstrong
Favorite and Final – Morning in Peacham, Vermont Two pictures, both taken on the same morning in Peacham, Vermont.
CEE’S SHARE YOUR WORLD – Marilyn Armstrong
Share Your World If you were to pack a basket for picnic lunch, what would be in your basket? First of all, I’m not an enthusiastic outside eater, not matter how nice the weather is. At the beach, there is… Read More ›
BLACKSTONE RIVER AND CANAL IN MAY – Marilyn Armstrong
We had just enough sunshine to get out of the house and down to the canal. About an hour in total. A quiet day with the river shining like glass. May telling me that summer really is here … or… Read More ›
DREAM AND REAL – Marilyn Armstrong
Juxtapose In my dreams – now rapidly fading as dreams do when you wake – is that I was so exhausted I could not continue. I didn’t know why I was so exhausted, only that I could barely raise my… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS: FLOWERS ARE BLOOMING – Marilyn Armstrong
SPRING TURNS INTO SUMMER IN A WEEK IN NEW ENGLAND We had snow at the beginning of the month and it will be full summer tomorrow. But that’s the way it goes up here. Something about the ways the winds… Read More ›
GARRY’S BROTHERS – Garry Armstrong
A PHOTO A WEEK – SIBLINGS I am the eldest of three brother and the only one who married. My two younger brothers live in Minnesota. Dr. Anton Armstrong, conductor of the St. Olaf choir, is still working. Billy is… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 