FOWC with Fandango — Overjoyed I know last night’s debate was a mess in a lot of ways. Too many potential (and unrealistic) candidates and a really annoying and abrasive set of television hosts who refused to ever let anyone actually… Read More ›
Month: July 2019
THE CHANGING SEASONS – JULY 2019 – Marilyn Armstrong
The Changing Seasons, July 2019 – Our Hottest July Ever! It’s official. This has been the hottest July in recorded weather history … 140 years worth. Not only have these been the hottest days, but they have also been the… Read More ›
THE LAST OF THE BLUE DAYS OF A SQUARE JULY – Garry Armstrong
LAST BLUE DAYS IN SQUARE JULY – Garry Armstrong
WHERE’S THE BUS STOP? Marilyn Armstrong
This is the kind of normal question that anyone might ask in any town anywhere. Except if you ask it here, the responder will look at you quizzically. Because honest Abraham of Civil War fame, we don’t have any public transportation… Read More ›
THE BELLS ARE TROLLING – Marilyn Armstrong
There are subjects I avoid writing about because no matter where I go, there’s a troll lurking and waiting for an opportunity. Gun control and “right to life,” or more to the point, the right of the unborn as opposed… Read More ›
CAMP YESTERDAY, VAMPIRE TODAY. DO I SENSE A TREND? – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Vampire Yesterday, we discussed camp and today it is vampires? I feel a trend coming on! Shall we move on to robots tomorrow? If so, can we do the ones from Douglas Adams’ books? The ones who… Read More ›
IT’S THE LITTLE STUFF THAT GETS ME – Marilyn Armstrong
EVEN WORDPRESS CAN’T BE THAT BAD, CAN THEY? I definitely have a few bones to pick and I’m going to start picking right now. You see, I have these questions. Important questions. And there are, as far as I can… Read More ›
BLUE ON WOOD – Marilyn Armstrong
BLUE DOOR ON A HOUSE WITH A BRIGHT AUTUMN TREE Every autumn, I go and take pictures of this little house because it sits next to a large maple tree that turns bright red or orange every fall. So I… Read More ›
WHEN IS MY BEST TIME TO THINK? – Marilyn Armstrong
There’s a fine line between thinking, worrying, brooding and obsessing. Since I do all of these at some point, I should ponder this. When I lay in bed in the morning, occasionally reviewing the miscellaneous injustices of life, the friends… Read More ›
ASTRALLY SWINGING ON A STAR – Marilyn Armstrong
RDP Monday: ASTRAL I started reading the news this morning and it was so depressing, I decided to skip it and go straight to music. Swinging on a start sounds like a good choice, don’t you think? This is the… Read More ›
TO CAMP OR NOT TO CAMP – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Camp I always wanted to go camping. All my friends went camping. My brother and sister went camping. I so envied them. I stayed home. My mother felt camp was where you sent a child that needed… Read More ›
BLOOMING – Marilyn Armstrong
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: BLOOM I remember being 16 and blooming, but I didn’t know it. I thought everyone else was more beautiful than I was. It took me years to realize that there’s beautiful and there are other kinds of… Read More ›
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE – BY ELLIN CURLEY
In 1987 I saw a play at the Manhattan Theater Club in New York City that stayed with me for over 30 years. It affected me so deeply that when it returned to Broadway this year, I felt compelled to… Read More ›
SUMMER FLOWERS – FOTD – Marilyn Armstrong
Summer Flowers – 07/29/19
ABOUT THE HOUSE – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — House These days, when I hear the word “house” my brain flicks into “fix-me” mode. On television commercials, people always have plenty of money to hire “pros” to fix whatever needs repair. I hope they get better… Read More ›
SO HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT LINES? – Marilyn Armstrong
Coloring – In and Out of the Lines I know it’s all the rage. I bought coloring books for my DIL for Christmas because I know she enjoys coloring. I don’t. I didn’t like coloring when I was a child…. Read More ›
MORE HINTS OF BLUE – Marilyn Armstrong
MORE THAN A HINT OF BLUE A kayak on the Blackstone River. Dressed in blue and in a blue kayak. And the water is blue … Just your basic blue day in early summer. What better way to spend a… Read More ›
A VISIT TO COLOMBIA – Rich Paschall
I have seen a few articles that claim Medellin is one of the best international cities for retirement. The US dollar goes far and the climate is pleasant.Forbes rates Colombia the number 6 country in 2019 for International Living. I… Read More ›
SPILLAGE OVER THE DAM – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Spill The rivers are full. The dams are as topped off as ever I have seen them. Usually, this time of year, the dams are closed off to save water, but this year, no need for that…. Read More ›
THE RAINBOW BRIDGE – BY TOM CURLEY
THE RAINBOW BRIDGE I usually try to be funny or at least amusing when I write these blogs. Sadly, this will not be one of them. Yesterday, my furry grandson Banning crossed the Rainbow Bridge. He was a sweet, wonderful… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 