My Blog site crashed again last night and after I got it back up my bookmarks had disappeared. I have managed to get a Neighborhood started with those sites I follow in Blog-city but this widget will not accept outside blog sites so will be putting d

 VIEW FROM MY STAIRWELL  ME TODAY  STREET SCENE IN WATERCOLOR  LOOKING AT ME LOOKING AT YOU  Read an article from the NYT about a couple who broke up over the stress of living through the renovations of a

 A creative block, the doldrums of fall are here, there is less light and aside from street lights and the occasional un-shuttered window there is no natural light. Kinda suits my mood, there must be some bear in my DNA because I seem to want to

 ON YOUR MARKS  GET SET  NO!  THE SHADOW OF A DOUBTThe coffee is buzzing in my earsas the world dissolves into a puddle of tears.Talking to my daughter the other dayabout her mother who had passed away.Things are sa

       Remember, daylight saving timeis over so roll over and have an extra hourof sleep. Ciao, JWL

Musing in a year that has almost gotten away from us, Halloween tonight when I will giving out goodies to my neighbors kids and taking their portraits for their parents and the Co-op newsletter.Prompted several people I haven't heard from in a lo

 Oh joy, the Olympic flame is about to arrive from Greece and all the talking heads on Canadian TV are so excited and breathlessly reporting the excitement of the dimwits selected to carry the "flame" and the efficiency of the Canadian

As you no doubt know I am a fan of the CBC but it seems lately that they are going to great lengths to annoy their fan base at least on TV. CBC Newsworld has gone to another name change and the channel on Shaw is one of the affected channels that att