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25 years can pass in the blink of an eye...
On November 18, 2014, Lady Wife and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. (It was actually 32 years together, as we have been a couple 7 years prior.) We celebrated in our favorite restaur...
Goodness, I am still on here...
To be honest, I had totally forgotten about this site. OD was somehow more memorable, and I found myself there almost daily. Here I walk away and totally forget about it. Alive, well, working, ...
Because who DOESN'T need a $4,500 cashmere bathrobe?
My go-to source for nightwear and the like is Derek Rose. The quality of their products justifies the $275 price tag for men's pajamas, or $185 for a robe. I draw the line at spending over four...
Checking in...
I've been remiss in logging in here. There is less activity on here than we saw in the old OD days, and it just slips my mind to check in. So what has happened of late? Well, let's see... My ...
Heading the wrong direction...
For the last few days, I've been thinking of sitting in one of my favorite cafés in France, enjoying the sun and listening to the music. Perhaps a pastis (or absinthe) in front of me as I bask i...
A tribute to my home...
Venice by Samuel Rogers (1763–1855) There is a glorious city in the sea. The sea is in the broad, the narrow streets, Ebbing and flowing; and the salt sea-weed Clings to the marble of her p...
In which I become Big Brother...
The security system at home has been upgraded, with the addition of surveillance cameras. I love the fact that we can check in on the animals when we are out, and the pet-sitter knows they are b...
Ugly weather...
Leaving my hotel this morning, it was concurrently snowing, sleeting and raining. Ankle deep slush puddles at every corner, and flooding in the subways at the bottom of the stairs. At times lik...
A refugee in a strange land...
It's no shock that OD has finally decided to fold. However, it clarifies that the Lifetime Member status applies not to me, but the site. And quite literally, the decision has been made to pul...
Book Description
A refugee from OpenDiary,
50 acres of tranquility in rural North Carolina, Bedlam Hill Farm is our escape from the madness of Idiot America.
It is better to live richly than die rich!
Patrizio of Venice
Cavaliere dell’Ordine del Merito sotto il titolo di S. Giuseppe
Some random facts:
Home is shared with 7 dogs, 8 indoor cats, 8 barn cats, 4 birds, horses, goats, sheep, ducks, turkeys, guinea fowl, chickens and a pot-bellied pig.
Trophy-wife is a veterinary scientist, and a wildlife rehabilitator for the state and feds, so there are usually some interesting part-time guests, both feathered and furred.
We choose to call ourselves “childfree” rather than “childless,” because we feel the term “childless” implies that we’re missing something we want - and we aren’t. We consider ourselves childFREE - free of the loss of personal freedom, money, time and energy that having children requires.
Vintage dance is a hobby, along with cooking, winemaking, gardening, beekeeping and stained glass (the last is her hobby).
Civilized discourse on any topic is always welcome, and you are free to disagree. But if you cannot do so in a polite manner, we revoke your right to free speech. But always remember, “Quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi.”
I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this years fashions. - Lillian Hellman
