by Chrysa Smith My mother-in-law is great at discovering bits and pieces of obscure history; especially about women's roles, rights and resistance. So, when she received an email outlining the discrimination, abuse and violence that the woman's suffrage movement encountered some 90+ years ago, she did a little digging. And that digging led her to a movie called Iron Jawed Angels, and a woman named Alice Paul.While I haven't seen the film, I [...]
by Chrysa SmithThe key to life is day trips.My cousin once spewed forth this piece of wisdom, and quite frankly, I think she's onto something. Because every so often, without plan in hand, the day just comes together in a most lovely way. And it happened just the other day. I found myself in Lancaster County, PA once again. And atthe end of a long day in an amusement park, watching kiddie shows, [...]
by Chrysa SmithMy mother is 87. She's a gal from the old school---refined, conservative, self-disciplined. She's in relatively good health and informed; usually up on the latest Hollywood gossip, tv shows and world news. So, while we were out shopping the other day, she casually mentioned to me, 'Did you hear the story about Viagra for women? Yah, it's some cream that's supposed to get women in the mood.' After a few chuckles, [...]
by Chrysa Smithhttp://green.yahoo.com/blog/guest_bloggers/67/25-things-chefs-never-tell-you.html This link will take you to a Yahoo news story about chefs. What they like; what they don't. What they will and won't pay for in a restaurant themselves. It caught my eye mainly because I've interviewed a handful or more of celebrity chefs over the years. And my read on them is that despite some of the intimidation factor that they can raise with 'gourmet' food, fancy French names, [...]
by Chrysa Smith---is part of about a hundred shrubs or vines within the Rosaceae classification. That's pretty botanically savvy, huh? Well, thank Wilkepedia for that one. Of course, one needn't know any of that to select a great stem, appreciate the delicate scent or admire them from afar. But if you want some of the best around, whether it be Roses, Asiatic Lilies, Hydrangea, Tulips, Delphinium, Gerbera and varieties you've likely never seen [...]
by Chrysa SmithAdam and Eve must have fallen from grace right about now---when the apples are big and shiny and oh so abundant. In the Garden of Eden or the backyard plot, they are pretty hard to resist--even from a slithering, spineless serpent. So resist we won't, as we wind our way through the farm markets and the homey tastes of fall's sweet harvest.One of my memorable family traditions growing up, was fall [...]
by Chrysa SmithWhat kind of gift did you get/would you expect for your 50th birthday? Piece of jewelry, dinner, show, trip? Yep, me too. So while I did receive a spa gift card (which is always greatly appreciated), it came alongside a box with the word SONY on it. Hmmm. I couldn't remember what on earth I had asked for that SONY might make. Right. I didn't ask for anything from SONY, but [...]
