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Retaliation!
Today's History Lesson...retaliation after PearlWhat happened at 7:55 AM on December 7, 1941 pierced the calmness, deafening the scene with what can only be described as dastardly. It was premeditated....
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Timeless B&W Photography
Stepping back in time does not always mean revisiting past centuries or even decades. History is as close as yesterday; in fact, by the time this sentence is finished, it is history. The revisit to...
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We SURVIVED!
To All The Kids Who Survived the 1940's, 50's, 60's and 70's!! First, we survived being born to mothers who took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for...
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Drupelets 'n' Cream
for 'First Sunday' Triple!Apples 'n' cinnamon, strawberries 'n' chocolate, cherries 'n' almonds, grapes 'n' cheddar cheese, are combinations that satisfy our cravings. The best are those served with...
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'First Sunday' Triple
for foodie fun! There is always something to celebrate on any given day with many days offering more than one happenin'! Celebrate one or celebrate them all...your choice! Regardless of the day of the...
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♫Rewind the Happiness♫
Life is a game played to the tune of the changing times. Food, fashion, fads often rule how we eat, dress and play. Regardless of the changes, how few or how many, music is always an accompaniment to...
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Salvation of a Solar Eclipse
Today's History Lesson...total solar eclipseWith just the right alignment of the sun, moon and Earth, a total solar eclipse will occur during which time the moon completely covers the sun. This...
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I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream for...Frozen Custard?
Ice cream, yogurt, cakes and pies, all things good no one denies! Each can be served refreshingly cold, invitingly flavorful, rich and bold. Today's 'dessert' not yet said, even good right before bed....
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♫Gangsta Rap♫
As we step back in time today, the distance is not so great, the genre is far from rock 'n' roll, but the music goes on beating to the rhythm of the changing times. Today's historical account reflects...
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Tasty or an Abomination?
Pot of rice - steamed, boiled and fried; red, yellow and brown; plain, wild and Cajun; casseroled, baked, even caked. Just a few of the endless possibilities for preparing rice. This next celebration...
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Unconditional Surrender
Today's History Lesson...Japanese SurrenderWhen the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor at 7:55 AM on December 7, 1941, it wasn’t the beginning of the end as the Japanese had planned but instead the...
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♫Cascading Strings♫
With so many variances in styles of music, on some days it is just a matter of choice as to which one to showcase. Decisions define the level (from soft to loud), change in the level of play, the...
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Let's split!
Let's Split could mean 'get outta Dodge' (leave the scene) or divide something among two or more people. Of course, I am not telling you to get outta here. You just arrived and there is more to this...
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Our Nation's Attic
Today's History Lesson...the founding of an institutionWithin history are accounts of explorers, explorations, inventors, inventions, conflicts, resolutions, rebels, revolutions, hope within heartache,...
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♫Teen on the Music Scene♫
Some of our most awesome bands and musicians began their musical career at early ages. Most accompany their talented parents and/or siblings or have proteges that guide them along the way. Then, there...
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Fruity, Flaky, Crispy & Creamy
Amazing August began with celebration of the raspberry as August 1 offeredPied Drupelets. With raspberries being as ancient as prehistoric times, that means a lot of recipes have been written...
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Where were you in '52?
Today's History Lesson...the moviesSometimes it takes only one movie...just one...to kick start the careers of film actors and directors. Then, the movie itself goes on to become a classic, an American...
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♫The Power of Music♫
The emotive scales of music, unique and complex, run up, down, all around our very being. We listen to music for various reasons, music makes us feel. Each melody embraces both sad and happy scales...
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The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread
Amazing August is...jam packed with food, fun and fellowship! Summer is winding down with fall already beginning to enter the picture in some parts of the nation. With so much to celebrate, why not add...
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Fry-day!
Fry-day! Yea! Wait a minute? Is that an exclamation of joy for TGIF or is something else in the picture? Sounds like the day right before the weekend but the spelling sure is different. "Fry" itself...
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