Month: May 2018

RETROSPECTIVE: AFTERTHOUGHT AND FOND FAREWELL – Marilyn Armstrong

RETROSPECTIVE: afterthought & farewell Do you remember when we competed to get the "Freshly Pressed" award? When there was a weekly prompt that they actually read and supposedly "judged" for quality and uniqueness? Remember when one day, it vanished? We didn't even get a marketing letter about that one. It vanished and never returned and Freshly … Continue reading RETROSPECTIVE: AFTERTHOUGHT AND FOND FAREWELL – Marilyn Armstrong

SEND IN THE CLOWNS? DON’T BOTHER, THEY’RE HERE – Garry Armstrong

"Send In The Clowns", on its own merit, is a beautiful song from the show, "A Little Night Music." Judy Collins' cover has made it a popular favorite for decades. A Frank Sinatra version is especially poignant. In the early 70's, a seemingly more innocent period, I used "Send In The Clowns" as a musical … Continue reading SEND IN THE CLOWNS? DON’T BOTHER, THEY’RE HERE – Garry Armstrong

FLOWER OF THE DAY – COLUMBINE – Marilyn Armstrong

FLOWER OF THE DAY 

NATIONAL SPEAK IN COMPLETE SENTENCES DAY – Marilyn Armstrong

There is a day for everything, but I could not let this one slip passed unnoticed. May 31 is NATIONAL SPEAK IN COMPLETE SENTENCES DAY. No really. It is. I'm not sure most people actually know what a complete sentence should look like. What parts it should contain. Most of the people with whom I … Continue reading NATIONAL SPEAK IN COMPLETE SENTENCES DAY – Marilyn Armstrong

A LOT MORE PAIN TO COME – Marilyn Armstrong

From: ELECTION OF DONALD TRUMP by Steven Brill "Donald Trump's victory and this current political crisis were decades in the making. This moment is a reflection of serious institutional and structural problems in American society. How do you make sense of it all? During the 1960s I was part of a generation that benefited from … Continue reading A LOT MORE PAIN TO COME – Marilyn Armstrong

BROKEN? ALSO, DISCONNECTED – Marilyn Armstrong

Broken I got up this morning in a pretty good mood. Bright sun, not humid. Looks like a nice day as spring heads into summer. Put up the coffee, gave the dogs treats. My son came over to install the new router and that's when things started to go downhill. I hate new routers. It … Continue reading BROKEN? ALSO, DISCONNECTED – Marilyn Armstrong

THE FAVORITE … ALL TIME? MAYBE, BUT THE FUTURE LIES AHEAD … Marilyn Armstrong

Favorite and Final - Morning in Peacham, Vermont Two pictures, both taken on the same morning in Peacham, Vermont.

CEE’S SHARE YOUR WORLD – Marilyn Armstrong

Share Your World If you were to pack a basket for picnic lunch, what would be in your basket? First of all, I'm not an enthusiastic outside eater, not matter how nice the weather is. At the beach, there is sand and everywhere else there are ants and flies. We used to cook on the … Continue reading CEE’S SHARE YOUR WORLD – Marilyn Armstrong

BLACKSTONE RIVER AND CANAL IN MAY – Marilyn Armstrong

We had just enough sunshine to get out of the house and down to the canal. About an hour in total. A quiet day with the river shining like glass. May telling me that summer really is here ... or nearly so.

DREAM AND REAL – Marilyn Armstrong

Juxtapose In my dreams - now rapidly fading as dreams do when you wake - is that I was so exhausted I could not continue. I didn't know why I was so exhausted, only that I could barely raise my head from the pillow. I knew I had to quit the job that I had … Continue reading DREAM AND REAL – Marilyn Armstrong