A Summer Itch

May 10th, 2013
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I talked to one of my great friends today on the telephone.  I thought she was at home or running errands but then she said she had to get off the phone because she was getting ready to cross the Bay Bridge.As in the Bay Bridge over the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.Ding! Ding! Ding! She’s. Going. To. The. Beach!

Right away, I began to feel the symptoms of an incurable condition called “Beach Fever.”

My friend’s news dovetailed perfectly with the recent warming of the sun in Washington, DC (predicted 82 degrees today!) and turning the calendar to the mojo … Read More

A Mellow Summer Breeze

September 1st, 2012
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Oil Painting By William Merritt Chase Happy Saturday My Wonderful and Faithful Readers!! It’s Labor Day Weekend and that means that some of us are recalibrating and getting ready for the beginning of a new season.  Chrysanthemums, pumpkins and school supplies are already pushing their way into the stores. What’s the hurry? It may be the first day of September but it’s still warm and sunny and mentally I am all about the breezes of summer and how it makes me fine. . . Do your remember the Seals and Crofts classic song, Summer Breeze?  I can hear the screened… Read More