Adventurous wenches
Daring young woman on the flying machine
You've got to see this! Can you imagine anyone doing something like this today? The video isn't the greatest quality - it's from the 1920s. But what you can see is amazing. She has no safety line, no parachute, nothing but guts! Gladys Ingles was a member of a barnstorming troupe... Read article...
Edge of Taos Desert, a Woman's Adventure in Taos
Taos always brings me back to one of my favorite books - Edge of Taos Desert. In the early 1900s Mabel Dodge Sterne was a high-society New York city socialite. She decided to visit Santa Fe, New Mexico, a place hardly anyone in New York had heard of. Little did she know how this would affect her... Read article...
Lucille Ball: One thing I learned the hard way
"One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself." ~ Lucille Ball . . . When I think of Lucy, I have to smile. The first image that comes to mind is the chocolate factory! ... Read article...
