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  • Pennies On Your Eyes

    “Let me tell you how it will be.  There’s one for you, nineteen for me.”  These iconic lines from George Harrison’s classic “Taxman” resonate with the frustration many feel towards taxation.  The song, featured on The Beatles’ 1966 album Revolver, served as a musical protest against the exorbitant tax rates imposed by the British Labour…

  • A Creek Runs Through It

    “It rushed one hundred years ago.  It will rush next week.” – Amy Ludwig VanDerWater, This Creek (2019)   I arrived in Schwenksville in late 2007, seeking respite from the hustle and bustle of metropolitan life in New York, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia, all cities I previously lived in. The rustic landscape of Schwenksville provided a much-needed…

  • A Woman Scorned

    There are three somewhat popular expressions I notice myself using often.  These sayings are not bad, mind you, but I find it interesting how my brain just goes there.  “Aha.”  ”Go figure.”  “Who’d thought?”  They all do hold space in various dictionaries. I checked.  And surely, it is not just me who resorts to this…

  • l’Otts of Blooms

    In my house, the Easter Bunny was a feisty fellow.  He would hide our beloved holiday baskets and never in the same spot.  Each year, my brother and I would go hunting, which would often include searches of nearly every room of the house and sometimes the backyard.  Nothing was out of bounds for that…

  • And The Winner Is…

    As an 80s kid, I am unapologetically nostalgic for an era defined by shoulder pads, rubber bracelets, and neon sweatshirts.  It was a time when big hair and leg warmers were fashion staples, and iconic movie quotes like “these aren’t the droids you are looking for” permeated everyday conversation.  For many my age, Star Wars…