I asked. He answered. He asked, I answered. We’ve been together ever since. Here’s how it happened. It began on the ferry ride back from Martha’s Vineyard. We’d spent a magical week. It was obvious that Something Was Happening. From there,… Read More ›
Romance
HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR MATE? – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #60 This could be a very torrid post, but as Serendipity is G-rated, I’ll tell you a story. You are free to fill in missing details using your own rich imagination. This is perhaps more than the question… Read More ›
BRAIN SNOBS – Marilyn Armstrong
It isn’t just culture that divides us into classes. What we watch on television, see in the movies, and read also puts us into a category, often unfairly by people who don’t “get” why we like what we like. I read… Read More ›
THE SONG IS YOU – Garry Armstrong
One of the great pleasures in my life these days is our car radio. Marilyn, in one of the most thoughtful of her gifts in this past year of discontent, signed us – me really – for Sirius Satellite radio,… Read More ›
A GAY FIRST LADY – BY ELLIN CURLEY
A comment made by presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg, caught my attention. He said that statistically speaking, the odds are that we have already had a gay president in America. Several presidents were unmarried, but in past times gay men often… Read More ›
ROMANTIC ME – Marilyn Armstrong
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 ›
EDWARD AND ELEANOR: A ROYAL LOVE STORY SET IN STONE – Alli Templeton – Reblog
A royal wedding in medieval times was all about sealing alliances and striking political deals, so emotional entanglements didn’t usually enter the equation. Consequently, it was common for husbands in royal and elite circles to play the field, often enjoying…
BOOK REVIEW: CHRISTMAS EVE DAUGHTER – A TIME TRAVEL NOVEL by Elyse Douglas
The Christmas Eve Daughter: A Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas As a time-travel story, this is not quite it. The story absolutely includes time travel, but it’s what we in the science fiction world refer to as “tourist time… Read More ›
REMEMBERING THE FAR AWAY #WRITEPHOTO … Marilyn Armstrong
Thursday photo prompt: Faraway #writephoto I remember. You could stand in the cove and feel the sands move out from underneath your feet. You could walk a little and feel the brush of underwater grasses against your ankles and see the… Read More ›
“I DO” OR “I DON’T” – BY ELLIN CURLEY
My 37-year-old son just got engaged. He and his fiancée were both married before and neither are in a rush to get married again. They probably won’t have children so they feel there’s no reason to ever get married. They’ve… Read More ›
TOUGH QUESTIONS, EASY ANSWERS
I asked. He answered. He asked, I answered. We’ve been together ever since. Here’s how it happened. It began on the ferry ride back from Martha’s Vineyard. We’d spent a magical week. It was obvious that Something Was Happening. From there,… Read More ›
SENTIMENTAL JOURNEYS
SENTIMENTAL AND ROMANTIC My husband considers himself quite the romantic. He weeps at old movies and love stories. He always roots for a happy ending. To me, that’s sentimental, not romantic. It’s sweet and that’s certainly an attractive quality in a man. Candy, flowers, candles,… Read More ›
