Some days, I just hate to hear the pop culture news as it seems that so many famous folk just can’t keep their commitments to each other for an extended period of time. Keeping a commitment amongst us mere mortals is hard but, fortunately, it has been reported that the […]
Mondays with Medora
Courtship and Communication
0 commentsLast week, I wrote about the importance of making the right connection with your romantic interest. For that connection to have a future, it must be more than just a physical attraction – you must like each other. And, as friends do, so must a romantic couple which is to […]
Courtship and Connection
0 commentsTo make a deep and lasting connection with someone you’re attracted to begins with chemistry. Scientists have actually studied just how and why people are attracted to some and not to others. I believe that without chemistry a courtship will be a relationship to nowhere. Besides physical attraction/chemistry, there must […]
Spring and Courtship
0 commentsSpring is upon us and as Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote in his classic poem Locksley Hall, “ …in the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love…” And, if this is true, it means that there is probably many a young man out there lookin’ for love. […]
Keep Those Cards and Letters Coming
0 commentsIf there is no one in line behind me when I’m at a store check-out, I often enjoy briefly visiting with the clerk. I especially enjoy it if the clerk is a teenager or twenty something as I like to get their perspective on things. For me, it’s more than […]
How to Attract AND Keep the Man of Your Dreams
0 commentsO.K. single ladies, you GOTTA listen up here. I’ve been on 3 different television shows and participated in a chili cook-off and pie contest over the past week. And, within this same week, this very happily married woman has been asked: “Are you single?”, “Since you’re married, do you have […]
It's Almost Here…
0 commentsYeah…..the big DAY….it’s almost here. The day that romantics live for and the rest of the universe dreads: Valentine’s Day. Which brings me to something funny that happened to me recently that reminded me of shopping for Valentine’s Day. I went grocery shopping on Super Bowl Sunday during the very […]
Celebrate Love
0 commentsAh…it’s February the month when we officially celebrate love and people’s thoughts turn to hearts, flowers, cards and candy as Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. I’ve heard several women say that Valentine’s Day should only concern the men – that it is THE day in which they are supposed to […]
My Grandparents' Drug Problem
0 commentsI was going through some things that my grandmother – Medora III – had sent me. She is a prolific newspaper clipper and I have a sizeable file of articles, columns, etc. that she has sent me through the years. The one I want to share with you is one […]
The Pearl
0 commentsI’m back from my road-trip to New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast after visiting with friends and family. I visited my grandmother – Medora III – which was enlightening as always. We both love nothing more than to share a cup of morning coffee together and catch up. Younger […]