Monthly Archives: March 2011

About a month ago, my sister Joan forwarded this video to me about the astonishing work of a blind quilter named Diane Rose.  Totally blind since 1984, this wonder woman has produced over 600 beautiful quilts.  I couldn’t help but … Continue reading →

You can take the teacher out of the classroom but you can’t take the teaching out of her mojo.  Take my niece, Chris Milner, as an example. After retiring from her long and distinguished career as a kindergarten teacher, Chris … Continue reading →

News flash!  Hold onto your hat. If, like me, you let the cobwebs accumulate on your exercise equipment, this is for you. My daughter, Susy Warden, has come up with a foolproof solution that can make it super easy to … Continue reading →

Okay, I found it at last. Or rather, my granddaughter Arden did  The dog of my dreams. BigDog was so-named after he was born and bred at Boston Dynamics Inc. – but once he moves in with me, I’m going … Continue reading →

I don’t know the actual nationality of my nephew-in-law Dan Melchior, but considering the day of his birth, – St. Paddy’s Day –  he wouldn’t have the nerve not to be Irish. Daniel Robert Melchior was born on March 17, … Continue reading →

This video found its way into my email box from Linda Lewis. It’s about a “kinetic sculpture by a man named Theo  Jansen. When I watched it, I felt better about all the time I’ve frittered away on projects which … Continue reading →

Today is the Ides of March.  It wasn’t a lucky day for Julius Caesar.  He celebrated the day by getting stabbed 23 times by Brutus and cohorts. The rest of us got lucky. For us, the Ides of March marks … Continue reading →

Just for giggles, check out this amazing Fat Monkey.  It looks like he had one too many. My sister-in-law Peggy sent us this with the question: “Guess what it’s made of.” If you want to see who did it, where … Continue reading →

The title of this blob is the name my daughter Judy sometimes calls my granddaughter, Colleen.  Colinkadeenapinklewinkle.  We keep calling her names. I personally call her Kalinka. Her sister Arden (formerly Gwenie) calls her Binka. And right now we’re calling … Continue reading →

My brother Leo Francis Gorman was born twice.  Today – March 12 – is one of his birthdays. The first time Leo was born was on Thursday, March 11, 1937 when our mother, Josie Gorman, delivered him at Mercy Hospital … Continue reading →