Good shot, bad luck, and hell are the five basic words to be used in a game of tennis, though these, of course, can be slightly amplified. ~Virginia Graham, Say Please, 1949 I haven’t picked up a tennis racket in 24 years. That was the year I twisted my ankle so badly on a tennis […]
Day 355 of Firsts: Download an ITunes Song
Without music life would be a mistake. ~Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche It seems like everyone in the world is downloading ITunes, but me. Now that I have an IPad I thought it was time to stop being an ITunes virgin and buy a song. I had to download a Beatles tune. You’ll have to play the […]
Day 354 of Firsts: Cut Down a Christmas Tree
Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them. ~Bill Vaughn Initially I thought this was a great idea. Now I kind of feel bad about cutting down a tree. I do. I just never cut down a tree before. My husband usually buys a tree every year. I […]
Day 353 of Firsts: Paint Ceramics
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 I don’t think I’ve done this since 3rd grade. I’m terribly untalented at painting and drawing but my daughter Alexa is pretty good. It was her idea to go to the […]
