Dear Friends,

We hope you all are happy and healthy! 

We are; except, of course, for adapting to the “new normal.” 

As you may already know:  Marie is not one who is good at transitions.  You need to give her lots of warning and lots of practice; and she will still grum...

Dear Friends,

As you can see, we have about a foot of snow!  The Bay has not yet frozen, but Margaret is already singing one of her favorite sultry Christmas Oldies,  "Santa, Baby, slip a sable under the tree for me." 

Yes, that is Marie's most favorite Christmas mu...

Dear Friends,

Such a conundrum to find myself in:  write too much, and irritate my readers; write too little, and not even be a blogger. . . .

Oh, to be Goldilocks, and to write “just enough!” 

Hey, wait a minute! I am a Goldilocks. 

The Bad News

Sigh. 

As karma would...

WHAT’S NEW ???

She's Ba-a-ack!

     Margaret Claire is back, standing among newly planted daisies. 

     Did you know that “Daisy” is a nickname for “Margaret”? 

     It comes from the French, “Marguerite...