Posts under ‘This and That’

Being a grandparent is nice. I can hardly wait to tell my grandchildren how tricky and resourceful their parents were back in the day…. Hubby and my parenting style evolved through the years. Age, experience, and a better financial place allowed us money for extras and time to travel. Accordingly we did more together. We [...]

I always let my fingers do the walking through the yellow pages of Old Grandma Bell’s telephone book. It was a great reference resource with listings correctly listed alphabetically in broad categories. A section on insets would include, at least, baby bottle inserts, boot liner inserts, coffee filter inserts, fireplace inserts, glove inserts, mail inserts, [...]

This month’s April showers bring May flowers, but it also brings April Guitar Month. I never thought much about the beauty and art in building a guitar until I read a Jonathan Kellerman psychological thriller which described supporting character Robin Castagna’s lutery skills in detail. Somehow up till then I just assumed that such musical [...]

Long ago the Horn and Hardart automat’s glass windows dispensed food. Marketing strategy changed that. Maybe it is time to reconsider things. Restrooms and water fountains are open but little else for drivers traveling at night. Between supper and breakfast what isn’t locked up? It would be nice for items like cookies, candy, gum, snacks, [...]

Quick question about the phone book. african mango plus. What letter of the alphabet would you file that under in a phone book? Tumblers – compost, dryer, lock, rock, washing machine, water – still listed in the telephone book yellow pages alphabetically.  Too bad that the people compiling them are not as considerate about the correct order of Mac’s, [...]

Patio styling – log furniture, pcv, rattan, wrought iron – ours is unmatched casual. Barbecue pit, sink, rolling cooler, television, torch and solar lights. They all help create the mood for summer fun. We have one thing left to add, a set of speakers so we can enjoy some music. Something like the music in [...]

It seems like hubby just finished closing the pool not long ago. Already he’s getting ready for spring. He recently handed me a list of things he will need to open it again in May. The list is so long that I thought I might need one of those medical step stools to read it [...]