An Ongoing Tale

In July 2014 I came across “The Optimist’s Creed” on Facebook and one of the items on the list is to: make all friends feel there’s...

Who loves pottery? Who has ever wanted to throw pottery? Who thinks sitting at a pottery wheel spinning a glob of clay into a beautiful...

Let’s pick up where we left off… I had just left a 6-month relationship and moved into an apartment in Rhinebeck. The Village Green is a...

It’s SUMMERTIME!!! And I’ve decided to take a break from story writing for the Summer. I’m NOT quitting… just taking the Summer off to...

We interrupt this week’s installment to bring you a VERY EASY – super delicious – everyone will go crazy over it – summertime dessert....

I thought I would end the “dating, love, relationship” saga with some great advice that was given to me by an 88 year old woman… Not long...

Relationships aren’t easy, and I think as we grow older it gets a little harder, more complicated. This can apply to both romantic...

Soooo… back on Match I went; third time’s a charm, right? Two to three weeks go by and I find myself meeting up with Match#3 for an early...

Back on Match I went; I mean, it only made sense since I had five months of my membership left. A week or two goes by and I find myself...

I know there are a many of you out there that wish this “story” would get a little juicer. Well, this installment is all about that time...

In June of 2012 I went on an Alaskan cruise, it was the most magnificent cruise I've ever been on (and I've been on quite a few). I...

Growing Older I wonder, do all at some point in their life think they will not age? Every day it seems that I wake up to more blurry...

I’ve always had a love for photography, I received my first camera as a Christmas gift when I was in the fourth grade. My teachers would...

Henry’s Litter Box One of the things that people who visit my home notice, and make mention of, is how I turned an old steamer trunk into...

Tonner Con 2011 – Romance is not dead! The Tonner Doll Convention is a four-day doll extravaganza. Attendees come from all over, and as...

In April of 2011 I finally made the decision to “move on up”, to a larger apartment that is. It was a very hard decision to make, but a...

March 24-27, 2011 – Tom and I loved the Sweet Potato Queens so much we had to go back for more! This particular year they changed things...

Traveling Gnomes. I always just thought this was a Travelocity thing. Didn't realize it was a "prank" that started back in the 80s which...

All of this self-isolating has been the perfect time to revamp the Brodjam website and design some new Tees! Read our latest newsletter...

A nostalgic trip back to my childhood… I would have never said that my mother was a good cook, don't get me wrong, she cooked, there was...