If you put on a costume, you can become anyone or anything your mind can conjure. Hence, I love designing, making, renting, and selling costumes of all kinds. Never wear them, though. . . . .
About Me
- The Costume Lady
- I am a mother, grandmother, costume designer, 'closet' writer, moderately conservative liberal, who still really wants to believe in "happily ever after".
CONSIDER DIVERSITY. . . .
You don't get harmony when everyone sings the same note!
Blog Archive
"I cried because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet." Abraham Lincoln (and my father's lifelong mantra)
Why is duct tape like "The Force"? It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
BLESSED ARE THE CRACKED FOR THEY ARE THE ONES WHO LET IN THE LIGHT!
General Categoris & Labels. . .
- Family (15)
- Life-Advice (15)
- Humor (12)
- Holidays (9)
- Politics (7)
- Complaints and Wonderings (6)
- General (4)
- Spiritual thoughts (4)
- Good News (3)
- Mystery (2)
- Food (1)
- History (1)
- Poker (1)
Falling Through The Cracks
It was the earthiness of Pope John XXIII which appealed to so many people, Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Is there a danger in today's climate with so many demands of compliance from government and even church that we become so "professional" that we lose sight of the human persons involved? Does a whole variety of services guarantee that many people will not "fall between the cracks"? Do those of us in positions of leadership and authority remain close to people at the "grass-roots", ready to listen to their stories of pain, abuse and neglect? (Bishop Pat Power)
BLOGS THAT MAKE MY DAY
WEBSITES WORTH CHECKING OUT
- Feed the world's hungry. . .for free
- Heifer International. . .a pay it forward solution to world hunger
- Help end hunger for America's children
- Imagination Library is Dolly Parton's site. . . .free book every month, from birth to age 5. . .a wonderful program for teaching a love of reading!
- Listen to old-time radio shows. . .for free
- Take the Christmas trivia quiz -- harder than you'd think, but great fun!
- The "Don't Quit" poem presentation. . .beautiful and inspiring!
Generation Gap. . .
In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect. . . . .and no more of it than we had earned.
A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW IT WILL NOT MATTER WHAT KIND OF HOUSE I LIVED IN, OR THE TYPE OF CAR I DROVE, OR THE SIZE OF MY BANK ACCOUNT. . . . . .BUT THE WORLD MAY BE A DIFFERENT BECAUSE I WAS IMPORTANT IN THE LIFE OF A CHILD. (F.E. Witcraft)