Mrs. ‘Arris
A Moveable Feast
“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” Ernest Hemingway to a friend, 1950. Continue reading “A Moveable Feast”
Finding Beauty
Walking down State Street in Lake Oswego, a community south of Portland, I happened to see several fleur de lis on the buildings.
My Korean Daughter
Men have run my life forever. Continue reading “My Korean Daughter”
Cars Not Allowed
What sign? Did you see a sign?
The Sound of Gravel
Ruth Wariner is a beautiful, smart blonde with a bubbly personality.
However, she’s not “the girl next door”. Hers is a different story.
Continue reading “The Sound of Gravel”
Award Time!
So honored to be nominated! Thank you!!
Honestly, the title for this post should be “Better Late Than Never!” I’m almost embarrassed at how long it’s taken me to do this. I was nominated months ago for the Liebster Award by three lovely bloggers. I’m grateful to each one of them for nominating me. They are: Anxiety in NYC, Curious Queendom, and Raw Honesty. Please visit their amazing blogs!
It would take me way too long, and be much too overwhelming to answer each of their questions. So, I’ll take some questions from each of them and mix it up a bit! I’m also going to add more nominees than suggested.
The Rules:
- Thank your nominator and tag them in your post(s).
- Answer the 11 questions given to you.
- Nominate 11 blogs with less than 1000 followers.
- Ask your nominees 11 questions and let them know on social media
My Questions:
1. Who do you write for? My first response is for…
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Thoughts on Brussels…
John Donne, 1572-1633
For Whom the Bell Tolls
“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend’s or of thine own were:
any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind,
and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.”
Our thoughts and prayers to the people of Belgium.
Happy Happy*
It is another rainy day in Portland but I am determined that the weather will not get me down. I am starting my day with a positive attitude. My problems and challenges are still sitting at the kitchen counter with me, but I am approaching them with a bit of a John Wayne swagger mixed with a “win the day” mentality.
Lori Greer in Portland 