WRIGHTS LANE

We had four bbq'd chicken wings and some potato salad left over from supper last night. "You can have that for lunch tomorrow,...

My last post (below) carried what may seem to be a rather odd heading.  "Seeing through a glass, darkly" referred to the fact that...

Something happened to me on the way to my present persona and I do not necessarily like it. I have written before about the shyness that I...

I think we all agree with the principle that we can accomplish far more with warmth, support and consistent kindness, than we can through co...

"My son is a major leaguer playing in the minors." --Former big league baseball star John Mayberry talking about his son John Jr...

HELLO WORLD!...THE BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW!? Miracles never cease in my back yard it seems. Last summer it was a...

Old friend Ray Gilbert was so intrigued by our silly little "New York bagel" story (previous post, below) that he could not resis...

Rosanne reading aloud from the latest super market flyer:  "Dempsters has New York cinnamon-raisin bagels." "What makes a N...

Rosanne was explaining this morning why she wore sunglasses in the car when the sky was quite overcast with no sign of sun overhead.  "...

Rosanne commenting on Bartolo Colon, the starting pitcher for the New York Yankees in a game against her beloved Toronto Blue Jays: "...

Because of Rosanne's delicate state of health I have the responsibility of all things domestic around the house and as a result of hard-...

With all our love.  We owe our lives to you!  If only we knew then what we know now... "Thou art thy mother's glass, and she in th...

I will be toasting the newlywed Royal couple, Wills and Kate, with a spot of Earl Gray green from my prized mustache cup (photographed her...

I n case I am not around when you visit Wrights Lane, this site is dedicated to my family and friends old and new.     I love you all !  In...

Over the course of the past couple of years I have been the appreciative recipient of photos and clippings of bygone days from numerous Dres...

B ack in June of 2009 I published an item, Roses for me in December , that had been prompted by a message I received from Hevinlee Melton wh...

The older I get the more isolated I am with my thoughts and who I have become.  There is an overwhelming sense of helplessness, too, in what...

I feel quite fashionable after learning that I have been named a "Stylish Blogger" by Michael and Mary-Louise Langlois on their ne...

Life consists of a cycle of seasons and we move from one to another with renewed hope, inspiration and energy.  We learn that no one season ...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Apropos my previous post "Honouring Full-Time House Wives..." below. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...

It is pure coincidence that I tackle this post on the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, a time set aside to honour the suf...

On the heels of a most unsettling development last week which will remain undisclosed, I find myself relying on a philosophical nature and a...

Being of a relatively simple mind, I lack the ability to "intellectualize" when it comes to religious matters.  Generally I have m...

T here are so many outstanding journalists from my era who literally flew under the celebrity radar in Canada, primarily because they were t...

 Me at four-years-of-age with cousin, big sister Donna and new pet puppy Spot. One of the bonuses of being a member of the Facebook c...

I t's been a while since I posted a "Rosanneism" on Wrights Lane.  Well, in spite of my best intentions (and her orders), I ju...

http://www.flickspire.com/m/passiontest/LearningtoDanceInTheRain Life's events and experiences are like the weather -- they come and ...

I live in a world continually subjected to second-guessing and devil's advocacy which, out of necessity, I have learned to supress at al...

I am pleased to announce the publishing of my 25th blog site featuring an interesting and talented young  hockey player who grew up in my h...