A couple of things you should know about this donation. First, this is a horrible photo of this very cool hat/coat rack, made from the spine of a wine barrel. The photo doesn’t do it justice. It would look terrific… Continue Reading
I am excited and honored to announce that here at aNewsCafe.com we’re busily preparing for our second annual aNewsCafe.com Carr Fire Scholarship fundraiser via our upcoming online auction. I hope you remember last year’s auction, how it started with ANC’s… Continue Reading
Flummoxed. It’s a word my mother would frequently use. In my childhood mind it ranked right up there with flabbergasted and aghast with, maybe, a little agog thrown in. Whatever they all mean, in my mind they are descriptive of… Continue Reading
OK, in honor of being absolutely truthful (you can stop rolling your eyes now) there really are many joys to be found/discovered as one moves into the doddering years. Well, there’s one of the joys right there. Webster defines “doddering”… Continue Reading
This is a story of two friends, and a small ceramic, hand-thrown, pit-fired pot with lid. It was created by Joanne Lobeski Snyder, long before the Carr Fire, in a primitive Japanese-style of firing clay in the ground where the… Continue Reading
If I have learned nothing else in my 81 years of living, I’ve learned that beauty is most certainly in the eye of the beholder. However, I also believe that the eye for beauty can certainly be enhanced, honed and brought to life by exposure and appreciation. In that light, I really believe the human desire for beauty is inborn. Continue Reading
A few months ago I wrote a couple of pieces for aNewsCafe.com. And, fortunately — and out of character for me — I happened to print them out and put them in my “Just Sayin’” folder. And then, obliteration reigned.… Continue Reading
Many people have championed perseverance. There have been books written, speeches given, songs sung. Perseverance is not a new or novel idea. The concept has been around since time immemorial. But what comes to mind when you hear the word?… Continue Reading
I’ve been giving some thought to birthdays lately. As most of you know by now, if you have been within ear-shot, I’m looking at a pretty significant one coming up soon. But why is The Big 8 – OH Considered… Continue Reading
It seems like a terrible waste to have to wait until one is almost 80 years old to learn lessons that should have been part of one’s life experience from the beginning. The bright side of that coin being that… Continue Reading
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