WELCOME!

Welcome to my new blog, Musing In The Lounge.
I chose this name because I wanted a place to relax, ponder and comment freely. The name is more of a verb than a noun, but I think it fits.

I started this new blog because I was being pressured to remove some of my entries on my Shoppe Unique blog by other storeowners who were afraid my opinions would tarnish everyone’s reputation on etsy.com. I do not respond well to censorship, and my knee-jerk was to choose a finger to present to them, but in reality these were just nice people I know who were looking out for me and for their own livelihoods, so I graciously deleted some of the blogs and decided it was time I went elsewhere. Shoppe Unique still has a blog, but it will only hold posts on my latest offerings from the shop, staying very uncontroversial in the process.

The down side to all this is that I AM free to write what I want, which may not sit well with some of you, as you may see some opinions you may not have known I hold, and possibly be shocked at my "passion" on some issues. That is fine. In the words of one of our finest military patriots, “ I yam what I yam”.
My two hopes are that you will be anything but bored, and that you will comment on what you hardily agree or disagree with. The musing in this lounge goes both ways.

So welcome, and let’s get started. Oh, and if you want to be removed from the notification mailing list PLEASE send me an email. I realize everyone is busy and that my writings are not universally loved (imagine that!), so my feelings will not be hurt. I do not want to be a bother to anyone.

Now pull up a chair, grab a latte, some Earl Grey or a martini, and relax with me.