Inch by Inch
A long time ago, I was conditioned to repeat lines from a famous TV show – “inch by inch, step by step, slowly I turned…” – some of you may recognize this series of lines from the Three Stooges. I Read More …
Month: January 2021
Give Into Your Cravings
If you should decide to give into your cravings, do it right. Make it worth the calories and the guilt. Cheese And I don’t mean a deeply aged cheddar or a rich creamy goat but a simple cooper sharp. Cookies Read More …
This Sweater is Responsible
I just read (sorry retailer who will remain nameless) this sweater is responsible. I had to ask…for what? a cold bare sheep? making date night better? keeping you warm this winter? the impulse to return to Ireland? providing income to Read More …
The Old Standby
When you’re to tired or too cold to go out, you ditch the old standby… Friday night pizza is a bust when they don’t deliver. Instead, get creative. Have the kids make dinner. Make a cheese platter. Sometimes, the old Read More …
Old Jokes
Sometimes the best jokes are the old jokes… Especially when the ones who invented them perform them. Who’s on first. Lucy, Ethel and the chocolate factory. Or, when kids share them for the first time. Knock knock. Who’s there? Interrupting Read More …
Old Habits and Traditions
Many of us participate (and embody) old habits and traditions just because… We have always done it that way. Our family did that, too. We don’t know another way to do it. It is nostalgic. We are reminded of our Read More …
Old Tech
Old tech is cool again. It may be 2021, but in many ways we are going back in time to an era when things were made to last. (We can set aside the joke about the virus for now, let’s Read More …
Old Solutions
We can try old solutions for new problems but they may not have the desired result. The same can be said for using old processes for old problems when the environment around you has changed. In 2021 there are many Read More …
Even Older Movies
Sometimes, even older movies can be… Relevant, still today. Greater than you remember. So bizarre, but somehow worth the time spent watching. Quite quotable. Mysterious, and original. Clever, in spite all of their simple photography. Original, ahead of their time. Read More …
The Gift of Old
There are few things better than the gift of old… Treasures, passed down from one family member to another. Books, the ones you loved, read and reread, now shared with your children and grandchildren. Sights, the ones you’ve missed since Read More …