Everyone’s heard of Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, that hits you in the winter when it’s dark and gloomy. Did you know that there’s another little-known type of seasonal disorder that’s equally distressing and depressing? It’s called SSAD – Swimsuit Shopping Affective Disorder. It’s almost Memorial Day which means swimsuit season looms like a Dementor. I don’t …
Author: Carol White Llewellyn
Carol is the Producer of The Pink Change Purse and the Owner of CommuniVision Studio, LLC.
In Our Mother’s Steps
In our last newsletter, I wrote about how, when you look at a person, you can look into their past. They are a representation of all the events and people that have come before and influenced their looks, their skills and interests, even what country they live in. Mother’s Day is a wonderful time for each of us …
Reflections on Buffaloes and Berries
The other night my husband shouted from the kitchen, “Hon, where’s the tartar sauce?” “In the door of the fridge, top shelf.” “I looked. It’s not there.” “It was when I was making dinner.” “Not there. I checked.” “Trust me. It’s there.” I hear the refrigerator door open a third time. “Nope, not there.” I sigh, …
What’s on Your Bucket List?
The other week, my friend Karen posted to facebook that she had checked off another item on her bucket list. She and her husband had attended the Bible study class taught by 92-year-old former President Jimmy Carter at a small parish in Plains, Georgia. Other checkmarks? Seeing Nathan Lane in a Broadway show, visiting Ireland, viewing …
It’s Only a Click Away
For the life of me, I can’t figure out how hackers can get into my online accounts, when I can’t. You’ve probably had that experience of trying to place an order, typing in your surefire password, and getting one of those flippant little messages: “The password you’re trying to use belongs to your dog. Please …
The Challenge of Our Digital Legacy
At a VisitRochester meeting last week, Christine Ridarsky, the City Historian & Historical Services Consultant at the City of Rocheste , spoke about the City's 2018 project to digitize the abolitionist writings of Frederick Douglass in commemoration of his 200th birthday. She spoke about how some of the collection was destroyed when his house in …
Out on a Limb 