Author: splendorinthesticks

  • One Good Thing

    One Good Thing

    In the last week or so, I’ve had several things that are designed to make it a little easier to have touches of elegance in my everyday life arrive. I consider all of these Good Things, so I’m grouping them into a single post – why not? First, I have irises in gorgeous full bloom.…

  • One Good Thing

    One Good Thing

    Such a nice day! A friend had an extra ticket to Stereophonic and kindly asked me to go. This show is basically a fictionalized version of the tribulations Fleetwood Mac had during the insanely-long recording of Rumours, which is possibly a perfect album. The band dealt with interpersonal infighting, WAY too much cocaine, and insecurities…

  • One Good Thing

    One Good Thing

    Surprises are often good things and that certainly is what I got when I parked my car at work this morning. Imagine my surprise when, as I’m  running my “to do” list through my head, I notice several men in breeches and tricorn hats wandering down the sidewalk. Then I remembered that it was the…