Things are better for mature film actresses now than they were back in Hollywood’s “golden age.” A look the award-winning films of past years include names like Helen Mirren, Meryl Streep, Annette Benning, Viola Davis,, and Charlotte Rampling. All these… Read More ›
Month: March 2024
IN YOUR EASTER BONNET
With All The Frills, by Rich Paschall Did you buy a new hat for Easter? A beau chapeau, perhaps? For many, it is a tradition. For others, the practice has died out. Maybe you never even heard of it. When… Read More ›
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE TOWERS WENT DOWN?
Answer Me This What were you doing when you first heard about the attack on the Twin Towers in NYC and how did your daily routine change (if at all) as a result of the news? I had just gotten… Read More ›
ORCHIDS AND EASTER LILIES
FOTD – March 30 – FLOWERS OF MY DAY Some more of the photographs I took during the past week. I restrained myself and didn’t take any new ones today. I figure I should process what I have before I… Read More ›
INSPIRATION
JYProvocative Question #27 – Writing The question is one of the classics that creative people ask each other: When it comes to writing, what matters more – the inspiration that motivates you to start writing? Or the discipline to keep… Read More ›
EASY WITH AN “E” AND “A”
CMMC – March Alphabet an A or E in a word Easy as pie because so many words have both and A and an E.
JAZZY FLOWER PHOTOS
FOTD – March 29 – JAZZY FLOWERS I took a bunch more pictures of orchids and Easter lilies. I tried some different filters, just to see how the pictures would turn out. I rather enjoyed the result, so here they… Read More ›
WHAT’S IN THE CUPBOARD?
All I wanted to do was open some windows. It was a lovely day and the sun was shining. Well, it was shining in the morning, anyway. Later, not so much. Still, since I don’t seem to be going anywhere… Read More ›
TRAVELING
CWWC: March 28, 2024 – Travel paths The ways we go, mostly on foot and definitely offroad.
SKETCHBOOK 35 – TWO CHYRSANTHEMUMS
It took me two days to complete this picture. Sometimes it’s easier than it looks. This was not one of those times. This was as hard as it looked. It might have taken longer because I work more slowly with… Read More ›
PRODUCING PERFECT POPOVERS
The world is in shambles and the planet is falling apart. What’s left for us to do with such a messy world? I cook and bake. Around here, you can’t get a decent meal without a long drive and a… Read More ›
SINGING THE BELL BOTTOMS BLUES
I miss the blue jeans. The big wide bell bottoms denim jeans were the most flattering pants I ever wore. They made my legs look longer and my hips narrower. I was also 50 years younger and that might have… Read More ›