Collecting Grandma

I recently inherited my grandmothers silverware. She has nearly a full set of WM Rogers and Son’s  Silverware called Victorian Rose and a bunch of loose pieces of  a couple of different patterns which were really tarnished . I remember helping her polish the silverware periodically in her home. It was one of my favorite …

Remember when…. VHS was King

I am of the generation that had VHS and video stores.  I remember feeling like I was born knowing how to program a VCR.    There was nothing better than taking a trip to the video store to browse the aisles and pick out some movies to watch.  Pouring over boxes and boxes with beautiful …

Oh Captain, My Captain!

It’s been a little more than a week since Robin Williams took his own life in his San Francisco area home.  I have to say that that one hit me hard.  It was a shock more than anything else.  Immediately I thought, drugs, he fell off the wagon and managed to kill himself.   The following …

A little closer to home

Today is… our 7th anniversary. We are flying today to visit family. I watched the sun rise in the east and as we now decend into Baltimore for our layover. I am looking down at the houses with all the yards. The big yards unlike in Florida whereat houses are in subdivisions and you own …

Wear Sunscreen

I remember and love this “song”. It’s good advice for everyone, but especially the young. When I first heard this, I didn’t take it’s advice. Now I understand…..     Ladies and gentlemen of the class of ’99: Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. …