Movies

Recently, on the Stormvale mailing list, there has been a discussion of favorite movies of various members. It’s been entertaining to read – some of the movies mentioned I haven’t a clue about, while others I’ve heard of or have even seen.

Here then would be my top 12 movie picks in no particular order:

Harry Potter [...]

Black Friday

Black Friday, aka the day after Thanksgiving, is the traditional “start” of the Christmas buying season. Many stores open early and have “special deals” for the early morning hours. This year, several stores are opening at 5 am – an hour earlier than I remember them opening in years past. Why are they [...]

New England Ancestors

In the course of researching my family history, I have discovered that I have a LOT of ancestors that were in New England (from the landing of the Mayflower through 1851). One resource that I have found very useful to my research is the New England Historic and Genealogical Society. For the past two [...]

Hawaii

Most people can’t wait for Christmas, or Thanksgiving, or some other holiday. However, I can’t wait for December 14 to get here. That’s when I go on vacation with my sister to the beautiful island of Oahu. This will truly be a once in a lifetime trip for us. We’ll be staying [...]

Welcome to my blog

This is my first blog posting ever. I’m hoping to post at least once a week if my schedule allows. Since I’m not sure how this works, I’ll leave it for now and check it out. [...]