So, John and I started something a couple of years ago, but it's morphed a little bit since the new year, I think. Before starting to eat, we would sometimes have a toast with a glass of wine, or champagne, or beer (for him). And there is nothing so unusual...

  Happy Anniversary, Scarlet!   So here's the deal...Mistress Scarlet and I are teaming up for the entire...Yes the entire month of March to Double Your Pleasure!! What does this really mean?!? Well...keep reading. So, you may have guessed, or heard about it...

Valentine's Recipe 4 small kisses 6 giant hugs 1 cup of kindness 3 cups of love 5 tsp of happiness 2+ caring hearts     "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller  ...

"Be Courageous~Be Brave~Be You!"     I heard a woman say it on TV sometime in the last year or so (don't recall who) and I immediately pulled out my phone and wrote it down! I am not exactly certain why I love it so much...but I do!    I suppose in part...

  T'was a month before Christmas, And all through the town, People wore masks, That covered their frown.   The frown had begun Way back in the Spring, When a global pandemic Changed everything.   They called it corona, But unlike the beer, It didn't...

  As difficult as this year has been for so many of us, and it really has! I truly do believe that there are ALWAYS things to be grateful for. Sometimes we just might need to look a little bit harder. So especially at this time of year (and this year in...

  I know that most of you if not ALL of you already know that this month is LDW's 18-Year Anniversary! And of course to celebrate in true LDW fashion...Ms. Ally is saying a big THANK YOU to all of you, her loyal clients and fans! Because saying thank you and...

  So before I really go into what's on my mind...I want to say this...I have missed posting. And I do know that some of you have missed me not "being here", too. And thank you for letting me know! Since the world has been such a challenging and crazy place for...

Some time ago I asked for thoughts on being thankful, being grateful. I know that I was going to put together a post but to date have not. The last number of days I've been thinking to myself just how much beauty there is in my life. And I've been feeling very...

So I've been thinking a lot about this and I really do believe that it's true. Not only has there been monumental change in most of our lives, but I feel absolutely certain that we are ALL in some way experiencing much sadness and loss with this global pandemic. And I...