It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Lake George, NY when I snapped this pic.It would have been a great picture of a horse and buggy, if I had not been one second too late, and instead got the horse’s butt. I have not yet read my owner’s manual for my camera, although I’ve owned … More One second too late: my fine photography skills
If I could tell teenagers today one thing it’s this: High School sucks for everyone. Well, everyone except the Mean Girls and the Jocks. But that’s ok: The Law of Sowing and Reaping (sometimes called “Karma”) will get them. Sometimes it takes decades to catch up, but catch up it will. Don’t make it happen; … More Into the Locker: Not so great High School Memories
Shamus and Bailey were cousins. They were purchased from the same breeder, up by the Canadian border. Shamus was nine years older than Bailey. This is a picture of the cousins together 2 summers ago. You can tell by their faces it was a hot day! Shamus is on the left. Bailey is on the … More And so, we say goodbye to Shamus
I recently finished reading an e-book novel called My Outcast Heart by Anna C. Bowling. I don’t normally read romance novels (mostly because they are all sex and very little romance) but this one held my attention. The story takes place in colonial New York in the 1720’s. It is a sweet story of a … More My Outcast Heart – I recommend you read this book!
I have to ask…whatever happened to good, old-fashioned head phones? You know, the kind that wraps around your head, and stays in place when you walk, or move, or ..breathe? Hubby and I recently joined this century by purchasing a ROKU. For you folks that are my age, ROKU is a gadget that hooks up … More What’s up with EAR BUDS?
Yes, about the post I posted earlier today: I am so sorry that I didn’t make things clear. I should have added another sentence or two at the bottom of the post. I posted a (re-written) story about when I had Breast Cancer. I had re-written it to submit to a magazine. … More I’m sorry if I confused you.
I actually wrote that in my friend’s yearbook. She repeatedly asked me what it meant, and I told her, “nothing.” It does actually mean something, but I had trouble spitting the words out. I thought of all the times in my life that I had to eat something (like liver, yuck!) or I would get … More Eat your eggshells or you won’t get dessert
I’ll be mostly offline for November! Chat soon!
A few weeks ago, Hubby and I took a drive to view the changing colors of the leaves, but mostly the point of the trip was to “get out of the zip code!” My husband will often use the term “get out of the zip code” to describe a need to get out of the … More Mums Along the Mohawk–Getting out of the Zip Code
We love to watch movies that keep us on the edge of our seats; we love the anticipation of what’s going to happen next. This seems to be part of what makes us human—curiosity. We want to know beforehand what’s going to happen, we make our guesses and then wait, holding our breath and bracing … More I’m in Suspense!
The book “Angela’s Ashes” burst on the scene two decades ago and of course it was made into a movie because any good book should be made into a movie, sure as I’m tellin’ ya. Francis “Frankie” McCourt tells us of his poor father who can’t keep a job he likes the pint so much, … More Rereading McCourt for NaNoWriMo
Jesus and his disciples were now on the road going up to Jerusalem. Jesus was going ahead of the disciples, who were filled with alarm; the people who followed behind were afraid. Once again Jesus took the twelve disciples aside and spoke of the things that were going to happen to him. “Listen, ” he … More Don’t forget how GOOD the GOOD NEWS is!
Once upon a time in America, gold and silver were used as currency. There was also a lot of bartering: “I’ll trade you 2 loaves of bread for a chicken” type-stuff. It is difficult to carry around large quantities of gold or silver. So paper money was invented to be used as a substitute for … More Inflation 101 – The Federal Reserve System and What 1913 Means to You
I flipped through the TV channels this morning. Like a train wreck–when you can’t make yourself look away–were Jerry Springer’s guests, two sisters who were fist fighting. The audience cheered like it was a football game. I’m old enough to know that 1) Mature people don’t live like that and 2) They might be actors … More Flipping Off Jerry Springer
When my son was young, I would get a $10 roll of quarters, take him to the arcade, and let him play to his heart’s delight. One Saturday I took him and his buddy Brian, gave them both handfuls of quarters and told them to come back when they needed more. They gleefully (is that … More Saturday Afternoon at the Arcade
Maybe you’ve noticed them. They buzz around the Freshly Pressed page, commenting on every FP post, agreeing with everything. Sometimes, they even include a link back to their own blog. They are the Freshly Pressed Groupies. They will “Like” your Freshly Pressed post. They will comment and blather on about what a great post it … More Freshly Pressed “Groupies”
Last night, I tried out our brand new German-made iron. We were very careful not to buy “made in China” and there were no American-made available. So go with German Engineering. Martha Stewart doesn’t live here; as you know I have kitchen disasters on a regular basis. I don’t do well with domestic chores, or … More The Great Iron Meltdown
Engrish. Gotta love it. Happiness always accompanies with me. When I was a teenager, I thought happiness was when everything would be okay and there would be no problems. That’s not happiness, that’s death. As I get older, I realize happiness is in the moments and the minutes, not necessarily in the things we accumulate. … More I got chocolate on my Fortune Cookie
SueAnn Porter 