Category Archives: The World According to Me

Goodbye Atlanta

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Lynette

Atlanta I’m going to miss you. I’ve been visiting your AmericasMart wholesale market for 15 years! I’ve loved your Southern hospitality and your Southern food. I will miss eating at Pitty Pat’s Porch and having a burger from your world … Continue reading →

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Can a Selfish Person Truly Be Happy?

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Lynette

self·ish ˈ adjective (of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one’s own personal profit or pleasure. Someone told me the other day that they have come to the conclusion that they are just a … Continue reading →

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Time is a Finger Snap

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Lynette

Several years back my mom and I went on a wonderful trip to the south. We explored Savannah and Charleston and made a special detour to explore the charming little town of Beaufort, South Carolina, just because one of my … Continue reading →

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Thank You Harper Lee

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Lynette

To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the very best books ever written…and touched me profoundly in both my childhood and my adult life. It’s been a touchstone for me and for so many millions of others. Those of us … Continue reading →

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Scarlett and Fried Chicken

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Lynette

Sometimes we just need a girlfriend moment. With so much going on in our lives….just time to spend a few hours doing something fun and frivolous. My friend Pam had just finished reading Gone With the Wind and had gotten … Continue reading →

Posted in The World According to Me | Tagged AmericasMart, Atlanta, Atlanta gift market, fried chicken, girlfriend adventure, Gone With The Wind, movie escape, Scarlett O'Hara | 1 Comment

Lovely Dame

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Lynette

I LOVE terms of endearment. It amuses me to no end to call my cat Coco “puppy”. It’s one of my little loving names for her, as is Sweet Pumpkin Girl. I think loving and/or funny nicknames add a wonderful … Continue reading →

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21 Things I Believe

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Lynette

Posted in Photo Quotes, The World According to Me | Tagged art, art of good conversation, Chocolate, grand gestures, I believe, inner beauty, kindness, leaps of faith, quote, things I believe, truths | 1 Comment

It’s good to be queen…at a Halloween Tea Party!

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Lynette

Sunday I traveled down a rabbit hole and found myself at a Halloween tea…at Tea’s Me, a charming Tea Shop in Hillsboro, Oregon. Several friends and I decided to dress as a group and we chose Alice In Wonderland as … Continue reading →

Posted in The World According to Me | Tagged Alice, Alice in Wonderland, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, costume, Halloween, Halloween party, Halloween tea, Queen of Hearts, Tea Party, White Queen | 3 Comments

Why I won’t watch Portlandia anymore

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Lynette

I get it. I get that the world views us Portlanders as quirky bike-loving, greenies. A lot of us are…and there’s a lot of things to make fun of here in Portland. Portlandia is a parody of all the typical stereotypes Portland … Continue reading →