Monthly Archives: March 2011

To get in the mood for the coming feast day of my patron saint, St. Patrick, I can’t resist watching (and listening) once again his story as told in this irresistible animated video. This is from a series called “Give … Continue reading →

Each of us has those defining moments that either shape or reveal our character. This is a photo of my great niece Kaitlyn Delancey Gorman when she was about 11 years old. She lived in Goodyear, Arizona at the time … Continue reading →

Today is Ash Wednesday beginning the traditional 40 days of penance in atonement for our sins.  This is in preparation for the celebration of Easter. I don’t mean to sound holier-than-thou, but I think I may have a leg up … Continue reading →

What can you expect if you attend a wedding in Surprise, Arizona? Surprises, naturally. Today is the 8th wedding anniversary of my niece Elizabeth (Beth Gorman) and Bob Brown. My husband Gene and I went to Surprise for their wedding … Continue reading →

To dust off the weekend cobwebs, Here’s a quickie exercise of our lateral thinking. According to Wikipedia, Lateral thinking is solving problems through an indirect and creative approach, using reasoning that is not immediately obvious and involving ideas that may … Continue reading →

Daughters Lisa, Judy and I share the theory that if more people would knit and crochet there would be less stress, rage, divorces, mental breakdowns, economic downturns, and wars. That may be overstating it a bit, but at least, the … Continue reading →

School children of today have a hard luck life.  No longer can they blame their missing homework on the dog.  The dog doesn’t know how to eat the homework on their laptop because that kind of bytes are more or … Continue reading →

Whenever I hear how our planet is going to hell in a hand-basket, it makes me feel better to think about scientists like my niece-in-law Melinda Knutson. If there’s any hope for our planetary homestead, it will most likely be … Continue reading →

My household is currently pet-less.  No dogs, cats, birds, fish, etc.  Through the years, we did co-exist with a never-ending parade of four-legged, winged, creepy crawlies, and underwater wild-life.  Of these, the creature I would least want to share the … Continue reading →

Today is NOT the birthday of my great-niece, Hannah Rose Fitzpatrick.  Today is her UN-birthday. Her official birthday was on February 19, but I think March 2nd sounds like a much better day to be celebrating it.  Don’t you? This … Continue reading →