Category: Romance

IS ROMANCE IN THE WIND?

Share Your World Valentine's Day is on its way. It is not a holiday I celebrate. More than not celebrating it, I resent it. It's the ultimate in "greeting card" events. For obscure reasons, it has become such a ridiculously big deal that if you don't have a date or "something special" going on for … Continue reading IS ROMANCE IN THE WIND?

I FEEL YOU LINGER IN THE AIR

A television mini-series review, by Rich Paschall Jom is a young architect given the chance to renovate an old house. There he finds familiar items, including drawings packed away in a trunk from a previous time period. At times he has visions and sees things that may or may not be there. Who is he … Continue reading I FEEL YOU LINGER IN THE AIR

THE LONGEST, MOST COMPLICATED COURTSHIP EVER

💝 ABOUT MY VALENTINE 💝 I was 18 when I got married the first time. It was the summer between my junior and senior years of college. I was working at the radio station. Jeff, my first husband, was Station Manager. Garry, my permanent husband, was Program Director. The two were best friends. We all … Continue reading THE LONGEST, MOST COMPLICATED COURTSHIP EVER

IS ROMANCE IN THE WIND?

Share Your World January 31st 2023 Valentine's Day is on its way. It is not a holiday I celebrate. More than not celebrating it, I resent it. It's the ultimate in "greeting card" events. For obscure reasons, it has become such a ridiculously big deal, if you don't have a date or "something special" going on … Continue reading IS ROMANCE IN THE WIND?

ROMANCE OF THE HAIRY WOODPECKERS

At first, at thought there might be some fighting, but a second look told me it was a big male and a big female clinging to the center pillar. This was not a fight. It was love. It was romance. It was passion. It was the courtship of a male desperately in love with a … Continue reading ROMANCE OF THE HAIRY WOODPECKERS

Fresh Prizes: For Marilyn and Garry | lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown

A happy 30th anniversary to both of us. Who imagined we'd last this long? Fresh Prizes Even though she thinks she knows him to the bone, another little detail comes forward to be shown. Like a little prize, presented for her viewing, after all these years, he’s not finished with his wooing. No fact  inconsequential … Continue reading Fresh Prizes: For Marilyn and Garry | lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown

EASY ANSWER TO A COMPLICATED QUESTION

I asked. He answered. He asked, I answered. We've been together ever since. Here’s how it happened. It began on the ferry ride back from Martha's Vineyard. We'd spent a magical week. It was obvious that Something Was Happening. From there, we moved on to living together. Sort of. We each had our own place, but … Continue reading EASY ANSWER TO A COMPLICATED QUESTION

A GAY FIRST LADY – BY ELLIN CURLEY

A comment made by presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg, caught my attention. He said that statistically speaking, the odds are that we have already had a gay president in America. Several presidents were unmarried, but in past times gay men often married and had children because they did not have the option of living an openly … Continue reading A GAY FIRST LADY – BY ELLIN CURLEY

THE WIND AND THE LION (1975) STARRING CANDICE BERGEN AND SEAN CONNERY – Marilyn Armstrong

The Wind and the Lion is an old-fashioned, romantic adventure tale set in turn of the century Morocco and Washington DC. Parallel stories, an ocean apart, the interlocking of which in many ways foretells the world we live in today. President Theodore Roosevelt (Brian Keith) is facing an upcoming election. The nation is not thrilled … Continue reading THE WIND AND THE LION (1975) STARRING CANDICE BERGEN AND SEAN CONNERY – Marilyn Armstrong

ROMANTIC ME – Marilyn Armstrong

LOVE AND MARRIAGE ARE NOTHING LIKE A HORSE AND CARRIAGE I was 18 when I married for the first time. I was in my senior year of college, working at the radio station and beginning to get the hang of writing for people other than myself.  Jeff ran the college radio station. He was the … Continue reading ROMANTIC ME – Marilyn Armstrong