Virgi's Views

Body THIS AND THAT * Here’s an idea…This Christmas purchase some of your gifts from your hometown and home-based stores, and your turkey or ham from the local grocery store. During this crazy year, we need to come together and support each other, and what better time than at Christmas?

Body Mom and Dad’s anniversary was November 26th, so this year since Thanksgiving lands on that day, here is a poem I read that reminds me of them since they always had such a bountiful garden every year.

Body THIS AND THAT! * Sir Sean Connery, the James Bond all other actors aspire to be! He was my favorite Bond, but I also enjoyed many other movies he starred in, and I do mean “starred,” in through the years.

Body MAN ALIVE, TRENT IS FIVE!! Who has a pocket full of rocks And loves puppies and bugs? Who can wrestle like a champ But also gives great, big hugs? Who can’t resist jumping in puddles And loves to explore? Who will be celebrating a birthday soon And will be four, plus one more?

Body * I had a yummy cookie at the Ribbon Cutting for the new pour-in-place surface for the Stockton City Park. It was a strawberry cookie with white chocolate chips. I liked it so much I decided to recreate it for my next little baking project.

Body Halloween is coming So what should they wear? Will Tessa be a princess And Trent look debonair? Tessa will be a cheerleader In Stockton blue and white. Trent will be Captain America Come this Halloween night.

Body EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE! This is the editorial I wrote in 2016 and it worked so well, I decided to reprint it again with a few additions! On Tuesday, November 3rd, America will be going to the polls to vote.

Body THIS AND THAT * Legendary singer/songwriter Mac Davis passed away on September 29th, and although I knew he wrote such great hits like “Baby, Don’t Get Hooked On Me,” “Don’t Cry Daddy,” and “Whoever Finds This, I Love You,” I did not know that he wrote the lyrics to my favorite...

Body * Hey, who remembers watching American Bandstand AND Soul Train? “I like the song because it has a good beat!” * Read this and wanted to pass it along…In March of this year there was a Friday the 13th, a full moon, and we turned the clocks ahead all in one weekend.

Body THIS AND THAT * Hey, Charlie Brown, I hope I look as good as you do when I turn 70! Charlie and the Peanuts gang will officially observe their 70th anniversary this weekend!