Best Wishes To You
Best Wishes To You It’s January And Christmas is done I’d say overall We had a good run, It’s twenty below And I’ve got the chills Not from the cold But from all of the bills, Time to pay for ‘the Spirit’ We all hold so dear All of...
A Matter of Conscience
A couple of nights ago, while checking out vintage flicks on my laptop, I stumbled across a wonderful and thought provoking movie called “An Inspector Calls” starring Alastair Sim. The movie is based on a stage play that was written by J.B. Priestly, a playwright who had Socialist sympathies,...
Loaves And Fishes
Loaves And Fishes She’s my four-leaf clover My loving lucky-charm The mad-stone bracelet that I wear For fortune on my arm, She’s my lovely Lady Luck My recipe for success My “number” and my “color” My “loaves and fishes” to excess, She’s my “Open Sesame!” My red enchanted cap...
Chocolate is my bestest friend
The Castle Inn in Perth-Andover hosted their first Annual Chocolate Cake contest on the evening of March 1st. The event was a smashing success! Over 40 people showed up to sample the delicious cakes entered in the contest. Folks were so enthusiastic that the Castle plans to make this...
Tasty and Tangy Glazed Lemon Bread
On a recent snowy and cold afternoon I started hankering for a little something sweet to nosh on. Something easy to whip together and reasonably healthy. I had a bag of lemons in the fridge, which got me to thinking about the wonderful glazed lemon bread my Mom used...
Midnight
New movie DVDs come out on Tuesdays in my village, so earlier this week I took a look at what was on offer at my local convenience store. I ended up with a couple of DVDs in my hot little fist, and store manager Rachelle suggested I do some...
Rocking Chair
Rocking Chair Rocking chair, rocking chair How do you do You rock me and rest me Relaxing me too, Your runners relieve me With their just perfect curve Their motion, like lotion Renewing my vim, reviving my verve, Soft, suave, and smooth To appease and to soothe The absolute...
Out My Window
Out My Window I look out my window And what do I see A dear doe deer Neath my aged apple tree, A crowd of crows cawing That I don’t consider noise Their way of warring words Lending nature a voice, A ‘V’ of geese gliding On a migration...
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving It’s a gratitude attitude Appreciations obligations Collated celebrations Across Christian nations, Gastronomical gatherings Culture cuisine Fine festive feast Succulent scene, Knowing acknowledgement Providence praised Homage and honor Rejoice, He was raised, Sincere supplication To goodness and grace Consideration and credit Putting prayer in its place, Yet, more than...
Dark Shadows
Last week the new movie version of Dark Shadows was released on DVD. I always check these new releases out, just in case something really tasty accidentally sneaks out of Hollywood. Doesn’t happen too often these days, in my admittedly jaundiced opinion, but hey! One can always hope! ...