Month: April 2019

Wandering back in time through a real medieval village – Reblog – Alli Templeton

By Marilyn Armstrong on 04/30/2019 • ( 12 )

Writing about Easter in the Middle Ages has got me thinking about village life back then. It’s harder to pin down the lives of ordinary medieval people because they left little of themselves behind. I’ve walked over a fair few…

LIFE AS A DEPUTY ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 04/30/2019 • ( 39 )

I live in a small town. Just under 13,000 people call Uxbridge home. The village, or as we say around here, “downtown,” has a classic brick town hall, circa 1879, an elegant old library, and several other historic buildings. Our… Read More ›

THE MOST NIMBLE OF ALL SQUIRRELS – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 04/29/2019 • ( 23 )

RDP Monday: Nimble This is our squirrel. He shows up in the middle of the day and hangs around, in the most literal sense, for hours. He wraps himself around the feeder like a fur coat, hanging by one paw… Read More ›

THE BRIGHTEST DAFFODILS – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 04/29/2019 • ( 15 )

DAFFODILS! I took these the last time we had sunshine, so it must have been Wednesday. Since then, it has been cold and rainy … but at least I got the daffodils when they were at the finest. There may… Read More ›

A UNIQUE PRODUCTION – BY ELLIN CURLEY

By Ellin Curley on 04/29/2019 • ( 9 )

I recently had a unique, rich and rewarding experience. I wrote and helped put together a multimedia theatrical production about a horrific pogrom in 1919 that wiped out over half of the 1200 inhabitants of a Ukrainian town called Felshtin…. Read More ›

BUCOLIC CREATURES AND THE FEEDERS ON THE DECK … Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 04/28/2019 • ( 39 )

FOWC with Fandango — Bucolic How much more bucolic can one get than spending hours staring out the window, watching nature nibble its way through our feeders? These days, every time I get up for any reason, the first thing I… Read More ›

PROUD TO BE CIVIL – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 04/28/2019 • ( 23 )

Politically correct. What outrage that term produces! How dare anyone tell me how to behave, how to speak? I can say anything I want. I mean … look at our president! Yeah. Look at our president. Take a good look…. Read More ›

FIRE! – Rich Paschall

By Rich Paschall on 04/28/2019 • ( 12 )

Engulfed in Flames, by Rich Paschall Fire fascinates. Fire frightens. Fire feeds. Fire consumes. We may all have a fascination for the dancing flames in a fireplace or a campfire. We may be able to sit and watch for hours… Read More ›

ALMOST SPRING BY THE BLACKSTONE – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 04/28/2019 • ( 13 )

Photographs: Garry and Marilyn Armstrong Almost spring does not mean the same thing everywhere. In New York, it meant that everything was budding. We were waiting for it to burst into bloom. Cherry trees and apple trees were often already… Read More ›

THE GARDENER’S RESPITE – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 04/27/2019 • ( 16 )

FOWC with Fandango — Respite My right shoulder hurts. A lot. At least half of that is an old injury from my riding days … and the rest is probably hauling heavy pots — with and without food — in the… Read More ›

THE JOY IN JERUSALEM – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 04/27/2019 • ( 7 )

The odds favor that, if you live a full life, you will witness events that are historically important. Depending on your definition of “witness,” you’ll inevitably witness a lot of history. You can’t avoid it. Some events are more dramatic… Read More ›

ROMANTIC ME – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 04/27/2019 • ( 48 )

LOVE AND MARRIAGE ARE NOTHING LIKE A HORSE AND CARRIAGE I was 18 when I married for the first time. I was in my senior year of college, working at the radio station and beginning to get the hang of… Read More ›

FROM THE SIDE – THE BLACK & WHITE CHALLENGE – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 04/27/2019 • ( 3 )

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: View From the Side

THAT GOOD OLD RULE OF THIRDS – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 04/26/2019 • ( 10 )

A Photo a Week Challenge: The Rule of Thirds Photography – Garry Armstrong and Marilyn Armstrong The whole point about this rule — which is not a rule, but a guideline — is to try to urge photographers to not put… Read More ›

RASH! – Marilyn Armstsrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 04/26/2019 • ( 13 )

RDP Friday: RASH I have a rash and it itches. Occasionally, if I scratch it a lot — which I often do in my sleep — it hurts, but mostly it itches so much I’m ready to tear my skin… Read More ›

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION FOR THE UNKNOWING – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 04/26/2019 • ( 32 )

Every nation revises history. They leave out the bad bits — slaughters of the innocent, unjust wars against minorities and civilians. They invent heroes, turn defeats into victories. American history is no different. It’s relatively easy to make our history… Read More ›