by Jessica Reed | Dec 8, 2022
Steve was the costume designer for the 1994 Asheville Community Theater (ATC) production of Bye Bye Birdie. I was 17 and miserable, which I guess is really the same as saying I was 17, cast in the play by my high school chorus director (with whom I feel I should...
by Nancy Fraioli | Dec 6, 2022
A time to relive and renew What makes you…..you And me…..me Is it just the evergreen tree That’s symbolic No, that would be to ironic Christmas, to me, is not just a tonic To erase what I can’t face Each Christmas becomes a...
by Johanna Cascione | Dec 1, 2022
Thanksgiving 2022 is in the books…Christmas is on its way. We are firmly entrenched in what many espouse to be the happiest time of the year. But for some of us, happiness can be elusive, for a variety of reasons, some external, others more organic. ...
by Cathy Jean Francois | Nov 30, 2022
Our thoughts are truly powerful. They dictate what we do and how we feel. One of the most powerful lessons regarding positive thoughts that I could have learned through experience is summed up in this quote by Mary Engelbreit: “If you don’t like something, change it;...
by Jennifer Angarano-Ricci | Nov 23, 2022
It’s November, and we know what that means…THANKSGIVING! Christmas is my favorite holiday, but I love the idea of Thanksgiving (and the stuffing covered in gravy!). There’s this wall hanging in the Vets’ hall where our community theater group...
by Mary Kim Farkas | Nov 22, 2022
When I tell you that there is a month for EVERY. SINGLE. TOPIC., trust me! November is not only Scorpio Season for me.. lol – It is National Gratitude month!! If you know anything about me, you know how much gratitude has saved my life, opened my heart, and ignited a...
by Cathy Jean Francois | Nov 16, 2022
One of the many things that I take pride in is the fact that I make time to take care of myself by exercising on a daily basis and drinking a lot of water. And, in an effort to control the symptoms associated with endometriosis, I’ve changed to a vegan diet and I have...
by Lynn Lawler | Nov 15, 2022
November is upon us, and Fall has settled in with the crisp temperatures and dropping leaves. Another one of my favorite holidays is on the horizon, Thanksgiving. This is a sacred time and space to reflect on what I am grateful for. To be grateful for something is to...
by Nancy Fraioli | Nov 9, 2022
Long ago when I worked as a Benefits Administrator, I remember how I loved the monthof November. It afforded us three paid holidays. It’s those three days I now allude to. I call them…The Magnificent Three! ELECTION (Voters Day), VETERANS DAY and...
by JB Boutelle | Nov 8, 2022
So, It’s November 8, 2022 and today is officially Election Day. I wish today wasn’t also MY day to blog. See, lately, whenever I share “my voice” I’ve been met with a lot of disgruntled rebuttals. Why? I don’t know. Apparently, wanting everyone to work together and...
