It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle My sister gave me a page-a-day calendar for Christmas this year. It sits on the desk next to my planner and I look forward, each morning, to seeing what the next photo will be.…

Obsolescence is a factor which says that the new thing I bring you is worth more than the unused value of the old thing. Charles Kettering After waiting four months, our new furniture just arrived. The sofa and chaise we bought replaced ones we’ve had for 18 years and they were used when we got…

All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well. Julian of Norwich “All shall be well.” A few years ago, a friend gave me a bracelet with this quote on it. Seeing it gives me a sense of peace. The author, Julian of Norwich, was an English…

Insurrection is an art and like all arts has its own laws. Leon Trotsky  I was listening to the news at lunch, yesterday, when I heard about the attack on our Government. I turned on the television and sat in stunned silence as I watched a mob descend on the Capitol. It was as though…

To be nobody but yourself in a world doing its best to make you everbody else means to fight the hardest battle any human can ever fight and never stop fighting. E. E. Cummings The large window in the front of our condo looks out unto a school and park.  There is a big, grassy…

She realized that opinions were a dime a dozen, validation was for parking, and loyalty wasn’t a word but a lifestyle. Unknown If I had read this quote when I was working as a retail manager in luxury sales, I would have put it on a needlepoint pillow. A thick skin is a job requirement…

For I’ve grown a little leaner, grown a little colder, grown a little sadder, grown a little older. And I need little angel sitting on my shoulder. Need a little Christmas now. Jerry Herman When I heard the song, We Need a Little Christmas, I thought about how it applied to the Holidays this year.…