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The Arts and Marriage- Part 2

Sometimes with the arts, it’s a matter of not making assumptions. Recently a friend made an assumption because her husband wouldn’t go to an arts event, no-one else’s husband would either. There’s always a danger and a problem with making blanket assumptions about people. Opportunity and trying new things can make the change. Mick found when he was willing to try live theatre, he liked it. He liked how it’s a different medium to movies and how actors, directors and stage technicians get around the scenery changes required. He also liked the immediacy of live theatre. But he wouldn’t have … Continue reading →

The Arts and Marriage

How often do you and your husband attend an arts event? You know what I mean; an art show, a play, a musical evening or a poetry reading? From what I see around me I’m guessing it would not be all that often. Last week we went to a play Romeo and Juliet and then on Saturday night Mick and I went to a musical gig with the Janet Seidel Trio. Janet is a jazz singer and we both thoroughly enjoyed the evening. The music was fabulous. Other times Mick and I have gone to poetry readings. He’s not greatly … Continue reading →

Predetermining Choices in Marriage

When one person makes most of the choices regarding the wedding, a pattern for the marriage can be set up. In your marriage does one partner determine the marriage choices? Did one person determine where you would live? Or was it a joint decision? It may not be as big a decision as that. It may be in myriad little decisions, like what you do in your free time, what you watch on TV, or what movies you see. Marriage is about give and take. Marriage is a blending together of two people with sometimes different tastes to make one … Continue reading →

The Poetry of Marriage

Poetry has a certain rhythm or musicality, as I call it, which makes it poetry. A good marriage does too. It has a rhythm of give and take, a certain flow to the way things happen and the things the couple does. Even in the hard times that rhythm of love is there. You don’t always have to be in sync or to rhyme. These days much modern poetry doesn’t rhyme either. But it’s still poetry. The effective images and the rhythm are still there. You may find times when you won’t understand your spouse and why they’ve done something … Continue reading →

Simple Tips to Help Maintain a Healthy Marriage

Today we’re going to look at some simple tips to maintain a healthy marriage. When you receive good news who is the first person you want to share it with? Is it your spouse? When an early morning phone call this week told me that I had been awarded second prize in a poetry competition, I couldn’t wait to get off the phone and tell Mick. He is always my first thought when I receive good news, because I know he will respond in an appropriate way and he did. His encouraging words left me feeling I was the cleverest … Continue reading →

Marriage Hints: Flowers Have Meaning

Gentlemen, this is may seem like it’s just for you, but it’s also a little lesson for the ladies. I found it fascinating studying some of the meanings behind flowers, especially back in the days of planning my wedding. At the time, in all the wedding plans I was making, there was only one certainty I had – that certainty was that my bridal bouquet needed to contain a combination of the flowers my husband used to propose. The day he proposed, he sent me three white roses, six yellow roses and a dozen red roses. The white was for … Continue reading →

One “Brave” Family Adventure

Merida, the protagonist from “Brave,” fulfills the promise of all the Disney films that came before her. “Brave” isn’t Pixar’s best film, and isn’t even as exciting as some of Disney’s other princess films, but the character of Merida and her relationship with her mother make up for all of that. The story is familiar enough. Merida’s mother, Queen Elinor, wants to train Merida to be the perfect princess. She should act with decorum, keep her dresses clean, recite poetry in a clear voice, and carry herself with grace. Instead Merida wants to ride her horse, let her hair run … Continue reading →

In Memoriam 2011 – Part 2

Yesterday, I covered those that died in the months of January and February 2011. Unfortunately many more well known names would die in March and April. March 2011 Hip hop lost Nate Dogg on March 5. The rapper, who worked with Dr. Dre, Warren G, Tupac, and Snoop Dog, had suffered two strokes, which eventually caused his death at age 41. The ultimate movie icon Elizabeth Taylor passed away on March 23 at age 79. The screen beauty grew from child star into silver screen beauty, but was also known for her off screen antics, including her eight marriages. The … Continue reading →

Buying Your Spouse’s Chairs

Years ago, I watched the movie “Phenomenon,” starring John Travolta and Keira Sedgwick. It’s about a man who is blessed with incredible abilities to remember and to figure out complex problems. That’s not important to the part of the movie I want to share with you today. Keira’s character makes wooden rockers out of branches and twigs, and they aren’t at all comfortable. She tries to tell them at the local general store, but just can’t get them to move. When John’s character starts to fall in love with her, he goes into the store about once a week and … Continue reading →

Movie Review: Gentleman’s Agreement

I love finding correlations to life in all my experiences, be it in overhearing a conversation or watching a movie. Everything can be taken as a lesson, and if we’re willing to look beneath the layers, we learn so much. This was further brought home to me the other night as I sat watching the classic movie “Gentleman’s Agreement” with Gregory Peck and Dorothy McGuire. The premise of the movie in and of itself was thought-provoking: Peck, starring as Skyler Green, is a journalist tasked to write a series on anti-Semitism. He struggles for a time to get the angle … Continue reading →