Valentine’s Day Lizzi Newton: What’s Love Got to Do With It? Originally posted on Between the Beats: Every February 14th florists go crazy filling orders for flowers to be delivered locally, nationally, or even internationally. Some flowers are picked up to be delivered personally by eager boyfriends, hopeful husbands, or expectant lovers. Jewelry commercials start before the middle of January with diamond… View On WordPress Continue reading Valentine’s Day
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Every February 14th florists go crazy filling orders for flowers to be delivered locally, nationally, or even internationally. Some flowers are picked up to be delivered personally by eager boyfriends, hopeful husbands, or expectant lovers. Jewelry commercials start before the middle of January with diamond hearts, ruby hearts, gold hearts, silver hearts, and variations of hearts. Some people… Continue reading Valentine’s Day
Review of a lovely book Edit Post ‹ Between the Beats — WordPress Continue reading Edit Post ‹ Between the Beats — WordPress
To Mum, Gifts from Your Soul: Gifts That Inspire Love and Gratitude by Lexa Harpell My rating: 5 of 5 stars As a rule I don’t read what I call “interactive books”. However “To Mum, Gifts From Your Soul” by Lexa Harpell caught my eye. Maybe it’s because my mother passed away in 1996 from complications due to Alzheimer’s. That had been a difficult time … Continue reading “To Mum, Gifts From Your Soul”
Thanks Sneak Peek for featuring “View From the Sixth Floor: An Oswald Tale”. View from the Sixth Floor | Between the Beats Continue reading View from the Sixth Floor | Between the Beats
Thanks Paul White and Sneak Peek for featuring “View From the Sixth Floor: An Oswald Tale”. Recently re-edited the second edition is now available at Amazon and CreateSpace. Continue reading View from the Sixth Floor
Three young Muslims, including a newly-wed couple, were shot dead in their home in a North Carolina neighbourhood in the US. Continue reading
Who doesn’t love them? The History of the Conversation Heart | Mental Floss Continue reading The History of the Conversation Heart | Mental Floss
In 1947 Darryl Zanuck produced a controversial movie called “Gentlemen’s Agreement” about anti-Semitism in the United States. I remember watching it on television on something like Million Dollar Movie or The Late Show. I don’t think I fully understood it. I grew up in New York City where everyone was the same. We might have gone to different houses of worship and some of us … Continue reading One Small Planet
In 1947 Darryl Zanuck produced a controversial movie called “Gentlemen’s Agreement” about anti-Semitism in the United States. I remember watching it on television on something like Million Dollar Movie or The Late Show. I don’t think I fully understood it. I grew up in New York City where everyone was the same. We might have gone to different houses of worship and some of us … Continue reading One Small Planet
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