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Friday, December 29, 2017
Decadent Publishing New Year Contest - Enter to win Kindle Fire
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Tasty Tuesday - MichMash Wine
Many of you know I believe in supporting our Michigan wineries.
I tried a new wine tonight.
MichMash Riesling from Chateau Grand Traverse.
Not bad. Light with crisp fruity initial notes without being too sweet, with a hint of a dry finish. Sweet and tart apples come to mind. If you like a soft fruity wine on the dry side, this one is for you. It would be perfect with cheese or relaxing in a hammock on a summer evening while your honey is grilling dinner.
The average price is $12.99 and can only be purchased in Michigan.
Sorry, online sales will only ship within Michigan.
Visit Chateau Grand Traverse for more info.
Thursday, November 23, 2017
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Thursday 13 - Odd Facts About Halloween
1.
Orange and black are the colors of
Halloween because orange is associated with the fall harvest and black is the
color of darkness.
2. There
are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with Orange.
3. Turnips
and Beets once served as the original Jack O’ Lanterns.
4. Halloween
is the second most commercially successful Holiday with Christmas being
the first.
5. According
to superstition if you stand in front of a mirror at midnight, you’ll see the
reflection of your future spouse just over your left shoulder.
6. You
can sprinkle salt and oatmeal on your child’s head to keep him or her from
being possessed.
7. In
England, white cats instead of black ones are thought to be bad luck.
8. Harry
Houdini died on Halloween, in 1926 from peritonitis caused by a ruptured
appendix.
9. Burning
a candle inside a Jack O’ Lantern on Halloween is believed to keep demons and
evil spirits at bay.
10.
Put your clothes on inside out and
walk backwards on Halloween night to meet a witch.
11. Gazing
into the flame of a candle on Halloween night will allow you to see into the
future.
12.
If you hear footsteps behind you on
Halloween night don’t turn around, for it may be Death himself! And to look him
in the eye is a sure way to hasten your own demise.
13.
If a bat flies around a house three
times, it is considered to be a death omen.
* This is just a fun look at
thirteen Halloween facts whether they are truth or superstition, you decide.
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Thursday, September 28, 2017
Thursday 13 - Confidence Quotes
When I
was growing up my two best friends were smart, athletic and confident. I was small, an average student, shy, and
far from being athletic. I would become
rather blue and my confidence would fall.
My dad would quote Max L. Forman " Always hold your head up, but be
careful to keep your nose at a friendly level."
I think
confidence is very important at any age.
Here's a few of my favorite quotes that pick me up when I'm feeling
down.
1. Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.
~Eleanor Roosevelt
2. It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's
eyes. ~Sally Field
3. It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're
not. ~Author Unknown
4. We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too
easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies. ~Roderick Thorp, Rainbow
Drive
5. It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to. ~W.C.
Fields
6. If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint,"
then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. ~Vincent Van
Gogh
7. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of
waiting for someone to bring you flowers. ~Veronica A. Shoffstall,
"After a While," 1971
8. People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine
when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is
revealed only if there is light from within. ~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
9. I am not a has-been. I am a will be. ~Lauren Bacall
10. Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing
to be wrong. ~Peter T. Mcintyre
11. Never dull your shine for somebody else. ~Tyra Banks, America's
Next Top Model, "The Girl Who Is Afraid of Heights," original
air-date 17 October 2007
12. Oliver Wendell Holmes once attended a meeting in which he was the
shortest man present. "Dr. Holmes," quipped a friend, "I
should think you'd feel rather small among us big fellows." "I
do," retorted Holmes, "I feel like a dime among a lot of
pennies." ~Author Unknown
13. You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.
You're on your own.
And you know what you know.
You are the guy who'll decide where to go.
~Dr. Seuss
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.
You're on your own.
And you know what you know.
You are the guy who'll decide where to go.
~Dr. Seuss
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