"Does Watching The News Give You Anxiety?"

                                "Does watching the news give you anxiety?"

Recently, Marash Girl noted the above headline on an email advertisement, a headline which reminded her of the fact that years ago, her father used to have trouble getting to sleep at night.

His doctor asked him, "Are you watching the news on television before you go to bed at night?"

Marash Girl's father answered in the positive.

"Well," the doctor replied, "no need for sleeping pills.  Simply stop watching the news before you retire, and you should have no problem sleeping . . . . "

The doctor, as it turned out, was absolutely correct.

An Icy Greeting On A Sunday Morning!

                                                                                                                                                        Photo by MarashGirl©2022

 We kids used to love to suck on icicles, but Marash Girl doubts we could have handled this one!

Is The Barometric Pressure Dropping?

Feeling down? Is the barometric pressure dropping? Guess what!  Apparently, when the barometric pressure drops, some women sense that drop in barometric pressure, and feel "down" as the barometric pressure heads downward.   

This fact was brought to light by a neighbor who is a psychiatrist . . .  and a woman!

If you're feeling down, perhaps you should consider repainting your house!  (See tomorrow's blog post!)

Feb. 26-27 Winter Photography Fair Features Photograph of An Armenian Family c. 1880

Join Photography Fair This Weekend - February 26-27

From the comfort of your home - It's virtual . . . 

opens Saturday noon (eastern) through Sunday 8pm

     Below, a photograph of an Armenian family from Akhaltsikhe,Georgia, c.1880 by Dimitri Ermakov  

 

Celebrating St. Vartan on Vartanantz Day

       Remembering the many celebrations commemorating St. Vartan on St. Vartanantz Day                                         at the  AGBU Armenian Elementary School in Watertown, Massachusetts

                                                  Above image borrowed from the internet. 

This day is all the more significant as Vartan was the root of Marash Girl's mom's family name.

What lock never needs a key?

What lock never needs a key?   Have you figured out the answer yet?  Give up?

A lock of hair never needs a key! . . . Only a comb!                                                                                                                                                                                           Riddle by MarashGirl©2022                                                                                                    

                                                                                                               

Riddle Again!

 What lock never needs a key?

                                         Photo by MarashGirl©2022     

   

                                                          Check in tomorrow for the answer!

                                                                                                                    Above Photo and Riddle by MarashGirl©2022 

This Robin Is Looking Forward To Spring!

                                Above photo taken today in Newton Corner by MarashGirl©2022

                               This blog post is meant for tomorrow,  Monday, February 21, 2022!

Tracts For The Neighbors!

When little Marash Girl arrived home from church one Sunday afternoon with a pile of religious tracts clutched in her hand, tracts which she intended to distribute to her neighbors, her father stopped her in her tracts . . . whoops, rather her father stopped her in her tracks!

"Has anyone ever asked you why you're so different?" he asked.

"No," answered little Marash Girl.

"Well, until they do, you don't preach.  The best way to spread the good word is through the way you live.  Live that life, girl!"

 

When does the sun not shine?

Since tomorrow is Sunday (Sun Day),  Marash Girl asks her readers the following question:    

                                                "When does the sun not shine?"

Give up? 

 When does the sun not shine?  Never!  The sun always shines . . . it's just that we can't always see it!

Newton High School Class of 1958

                         Thanks to Dan Morrison for this photo picturing several members of                      Newton High School  Class of 1958.  

 Please email or comment if you can identify any of the folks pictured above.

Pennies For The Parking Meters!

Remember when parking meters gave you 15 . . . sometimes 30 minutes for one pennie?  Those were the days, right?  Well, on one of those days,  Ann-Louise and Marash Girl were walking along a well traveled road . . . a road with lots of cars parked at parking meters soon to run out of time  . . . when who should the girls spy approaching the first of the cars parked at one of those parking meters?  Can you guess? 

Time's up!  

The answer? A meter maid with a pad of parking tickets in her left hand and a pen in her right hand. 

Marash Girl and Ann-Louise reached into their purses and grabbed as many pennies as they could find, and in an attempt to outrun the meter maid, popped a couple of pennies into every parking meter that was out of time . . . Their good deed for the day . . . or the week!

N.B. Luckily, the meter maid chose to ignore the girls' act of largesse.  Guess she figured it was less work for her!

Before The Snows Arrived . . .

.   Geese gather along the Charles River in Watertown Square the day before the snows arrived!

                                                                                                               Photo by MarashGirl©2022

Tree Warming Along The Charles River

Luckily, a kind soul wrapped this tree up in a warm handmade woolen afghan just before the snowfall!

Photo by MarashGirl©2022

Happy Birthday, Anoushig!

Photo byMarashGirl©2022 "Everywhere I look, I see valentines!!!" Happy Birthday to the Anoushigest Valentine of all!

A WINTER'S BRUNCH ALONG THE CHARLES BEFORE THE SNOWS ARRIVED!

Photo by MarashGirl©2022

Patsy and Eddie . . .

Seeing sidewalk art (check out yesterday's blog post) brought Marash Girl back to the days of Claflin (Elementary) School . . . and the two who were sweethearts very early on . . . was it second or third grade? Their classmates used to chant to them: Patsy and Eddie sitting in a tree, K-i-s-s-i-n-g! First comes love, Then comes marriage, Then comes Patsy with a baby carriage!" N.B. Whoops! Forgot to mention that we're celebrating Abraham Lincoln's birthday! Happy Birthday, President Lincoln!

Sidewalk Art . . .

Sidewalk art caught on camera just before the snows arrived!

Photo by MarashGirl©2021

"Yardsaling" With Archie!

Years ago, Marash Girl had never attended a yard sale. Learning of this, her friend Archie offered to introduce Marash Girl to the world of "yard saling" . . . and what a world that was! Never had Marash Girl seen such treasures -- antique teapots, silverware, hardcover books signed by the author/s, brass candlesticks, pewter candlesticks, brand new candles, costume jewelry, and on and on and on . . . a world of treasures, treasures for a pittance . . . a world of which Marash Girl had been completely unaware. Thank you, Archie, for those fun-filled spring, summer and fall seasons of yardsaling . . . seasons that continue to this day . . . or rather continued until COVID reared its ugly head and stopped the fun of yardsaling . . . But as Grandpa Peter would comment, were he still with us, "COVID, too, shall pass!" Allow Marash Girl to add, "And may it pass soon!"

FOLLOW THE BUDDHA'S EXAMPLE!

WEAR YOUR MASK!!!!

Photo by MarashGirl©2022