To Sell Or Not To Sell (Tara Taylor Quinn)

THEN ENDING OF AN ERA AND BEGINNING OF ANOTHER (Patricia Potter)
I apologize for being late today but life got in the way, as it sometimes does. I just had to blog about Oprah today. The announcement that after 15 years as the American TV icon she will step down from her daily program came as a bombshell in the media world.I’m not an Oprah watcher as a rule. I’ll catch it when something or someone special comes on, but I, like so many other American women, just do not have the time to spend an hour in mid afternoon on television. That, I think, is why ratings have been sliding lately.Love her or not, she’s been a phenomenon and has played an outstanding role in enhancing the role of women. I

The Long Way 'Round (Lynn Kerstan)
A “dale,” I have recently learned, is a valley. I suppose everyone knew that but me. I’d have guessed something like rolling, grassy, sheep-studded hills. As opposed to a moor, which is open, rolling, infertile land. In Yorkshire, to my undiscerning eye, the moors and dales looked pretty much alike, and both were exceedingly beautiful. Or so Alicia tells me.As we settled in the ca

Embrace the Madness (Maggie)
Where does the time go, anyway?  I can hardly believe it's nearly Thanksgiving already.  Partly because of the gorgeous, lingering Fall we've been enjoying here in the NorthEast.  It's one of the nicest I can remember.  I only wish the foliage had lasted as long as the warm weather has.  But we know it'll be back next year, and really, the brevity of that barrage of color is what makes it so special, and makes me cherish every glimpse of it so very much.And so now the holidays are upon us, and all around me, families have begun stressing about who's doing what with whom, and how they all have more invitations than time, and how hard it is to rush from on

Turn the Other Cheek? (Tara Taylor Quinn)
I'm pondering. As usual. Confused this morning about mixed messages. I suppose, if we could hear and understand all of the thoughts of those around us, there'd be a lot less confusion. A lot less pain and hurt and suffering. Ultimately we all want basically the same things. To love. And be loved. And to be safe, secure and happy. Unfortunately, in some cases, the things that make one person happy do not make his neighbor happy. And that's where the trouble comes in. But if we could truly understand that neighbor, see his heart and his ultimate motive, we'd see that those are a lot like our own and chances are that there'd be a whole lot less antagonism.

Things I Wish I Could Do (Suzanne Forster)
1--Kick this flu! I’m getting there, but it’s slow. These bugs are ignoring my eviction notice. I saw the doctor again on Friday (wasn’t he kind to leave that note!) and he said I’m going to live, but it may be a while before I feel like I want to. 2--Use chop sticks. Yesterday, when I was out getting supplies to restock our empty pantry, I saw a woman eating orange chicken at an Asian takeout restaurant. I was awed—and a bit envious—at the way she wielded her chopsticks. They could have been tongs! She had captured a large piece of orange chicken and was bringing it to her mouth when I walked by and distracted her. The chicken escaped, but as it