Reality Check 2016

We survived the Christmas shopping and the over enthusiastic crowd of shoppers.  We survived the endless office and friends Christmas parties.  We survived the packing up of gifts and trips to parents and family for the annual Christmas gatherings, and we’ve survived the New Year’s Eve parties and the hangovers on the first day of … More Reality Check 2016

Christmas Is Nostalgia

The Christmas Season is a time of nostalgia, family traditions, and so many warm memories of the seasons passed, and each year we hope to achieve making the present Christmas season just as memorable. Thinking back now, it’s not the presents received that are remembered, those were pretty much forgotten once the wrappings came off.  … More Christmas Is Nostalgia

Summer Rain Memories

It’s late August.  The last days of summer.  Hot days and high humidity make for lazy afternoons, sitting on the front porch, waiting for the elusive breeze to ever so slightly stir the tree branches bringing the anticipation of  minuscule  relief   from   the   late summer heat.  White fluffy clouds slowly drift overhead offering little to … More Summer Rain Memories

LABOR DAY…IS IT STILL RELATIVE TO AMERICANS TODAY?

How can one celebrate Labor Day when so many are out of work, no jobs available or only at minimum wage?  With the continuing raise in taxes, required healthcare, and ever increasing cost of living, who can afford hotdogs, hamburgers or buns?  It’s not a paid holiday for most of us lucky enough to be … More LABOR DAY…IS IT STILL RELATIVE TO AMERICANS TODAY?