Photo Credit Rest In Peace, Maureen O’Hara, 1920-2015 Maureen O’Hara, beautiful talented actress, passed away on October 24th, 2015. The news stated that her burial is to be in Arlington National Cemetery. Many people, including this author, wondered why she would be buried there, since she was not a veteran. First, let’s learn a bit […]
Aries Born
Those Aries Born Updated on March 13, 2019 Aries – The Ram Photo Credit Aries: A Sign Associated With New Life, New Beginnings Aries traits, meaning those that are found most often in those who are Aries born, are not set in stone. I was born on April 7th, under the sign of Aries, the […]
Horseback Librarians
Photo Credit Author’s Note: This story, written in the month of March, is about a band of hardy librarians, mostly women, who made it possible for folks in far eastern rural corners of the Appalachian Mountains, to have access to books during the Great Depression years. But the month of March also honors America’s National […]
March: National Women’s History Month
Photo Credit March: National Women’s History Month National Women’s History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. It is celebrated during March in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, corresponding with International Women’s Day on March 8. Perhaps you didn’t realize there is […]
Cataracts In My Eyes
Cataracts In My Eyes Updated on February 26, 2019 I’m A Writer, I Need Good Vision Photo Credit Cataracts In My Eyes ~ Say It Isn’t So! Isn’t this a great, colorful photo? Later on this page, I will show you how my eyes actually saw it before my cataract surgery. I recently had my […]
Bizarre Homage To A Queen
Bizarre Homage To A Queen: The Story of Ines’ de Castro The elaborately carved sarcophagus shown above belongs to an ancient Queen. Her given name was Ines’ de Castro, and she lived in Coimbra, Portugal. But her story is as bizarre as anything you’ll ever read. She wasn’t always allowed to slumber so peacefully as […]
Damned If We Did….
… damned if you do and damned if you don’t! The phrase above is used to say that you cannot escape being criticized, whatever you do. This is the story of my life in my early days of being wife, mother, factory worker, cashier, member of the Women’s Army Corps, and how it all came about. 1968, Me and the Vietnam War […]
Meat Lover’s Minestrone
Photo Courtesy of Judy Schweitzer I’ve always loved Minestrone. The word is Italian and describes itself perfectly: “thick soup.” I like it as an appetizer when it’s the traditional lighter vegetable soup. If I want it for a full meal, I like to add little meat balls to it which makes it more hearty. So […]
Bitter Tears by Johnny Cash
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Judy Schweitzer Bitter Tears by Johnny Cash In the 1970s, Johnny Cash’s interest and compassion for the stories of the American Indian (as they were called in that era) grew, as the public became more aware of an activist group known as AIM ( American Indian Movement). Johnny recorded an album […]
Easy Corn Casserole
Photo Credit Easy Three-Corn Casserole This recipe is not your usual corn casserole recipe, because it contains corn in three different forms. Not only that, but it also gives you options for other ingredients you might want to add, depending on what your taste buds are yearning for on that day. The first time I […]