I understand that Amazon is overloaded and slow delivery is routine and that’s okay. Most things I don’t need tomorrow or the next day. I don’t mind waiting a week and sometimes much more. What gets me is that they… Read More ›
Month: June 2020
FUCHSIA BLOOMING – MARILYN ARMSTRONG
FOTD – June 7 – FUCHSIA ON THE DECK Just as well I took pictures yesterday when it was sunny because today we had pretty much every kind of weather minus tornados and a blizzard. I woke up to a… Read More ›
Film Friday: Casablanca
Originally posted on Zimmerbitch:
Publicity poster, Casablanca (1942). Dir. Michael Curtiz. I know that Sarah at Art Expedition intends to write about Casablanca for a Film Friday post, and I apologise for my poor form in preempting my hostess. I…
Four conservative quotes worth noting
Originally posted on musingsofanoldfart:
Three Republicans and one long time Republican who left the party have made very sober statements, with the last one being more of a stance. Let’s begin with General James Mattis, who served as Secretary of…
SLOWLY DRIVING ACROSS NEW ENGLAND – GARRY ARMSTRONG
We can still remember the good old days when we were one of the kids in the back seat pinching and punching a sibling while whining: “Are we there yet?” How come our parents didn’t kill us before we grew… Read More ›
THE LAST GOOD DAY OF A BOUQUET – MARILYN ARMSTRONG
FOTD – June 6 – BOUQUET Roses don’t last, no matter how hard you try to coddle them. They have two days of perfection, one day of softening and the next day, the petals are all on the table. Today… Read More ›
THREE IN THE MORNING AND THE PAGE NUMBERS WON’T WORK – MARILYN ARMSTRONG
I was up until very late last night because Garry got a new computer. Setting it up was easy because these days, everything is automated. And he didn’t have a lot of documents or photographs to move. They are all… Read More ›
DRESSED TO KILL? – Marilyn Armstrong
Garry used to be the best dresser in Boston. He spent a fortune on clothing. He loved looking good. His father was a tailor and for him, a suit that fit perfectly was like a hot sports car — and… Read More ›
LIFE’S A MESS SO LET’S MAKE BREAD – MARILYN ARMSTRONG
Fandango’s Provocative Question #72 From Fandango: Things are pretty screwed up right now. The world is still dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. The United States now has had almost 1.9 million cases of COVID-19 and more than 108,000 have died due… Read More ›
DID DONALD TRUMP HIDE IN A BUNKER BECAUSE HE HEARD ANTIFA WAS NEAR
Originally posted on THE SHINBONE STAR:
Americans who fought fascism during the Spanish Civil War gave birth to the Antifa movement. Donald J. Trump wants to add the anti-fascist anarchists of the loosely knit, poorly defined Antifa political movement to…
A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE: LIGHT & DARK – MARILYN ARMSTRONG
LIGHT AND DARK – A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE Garry brought me flowers. It has been a long time since he has been out long enough to buy anything. The roses smell like heaven in a vase. Such are my… Read More ›
BLACK LIKE ME – RICH PASCHALL
From the battleground, by Rich Paschall My father’s parents, my grandparents, were from rural Tennessee. They lived in Weakley County and their town was Martin. They were farmers but after World War II life there was hard and they moved… Read More ›
