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Being a martini freak is a passion of mine - I love them so much I created an online persona as The Martini Diva!You can get just about any designer martini recipe on my site - I have over 100 martini recipes including the classics and favorites like The Apple Martini, Lemon Drop, Cosmopolitan plus many exotic martini recipes!So, I decided to start making "MARTINI HOW TO VIDEOS" For Fun and you...

I've been trying to figure out a way to make my pop art and pop culture art available to every size wallet with just a click of a mouse. It's part of my mission to bring unique and original art to everyone where possible. I believe that good art should be available to everyone!I found one avenue with my PopArtDiva Boutique - where my art is available on many different gift items, apparel and...

BOOMER POWER!After last Thursdays Twitter/AgeOp think tank I decided it was to drag out my old protest signs and start a new crusade against ageism and the devaluation of those of us over 50. Somewhere, somehow, somebody got the idea that anyone over 30 (uh oh, was it us 40 years ago??) had nothing to offer. What a crock! The opposite is true - we have more to offer because we've...

I saw on GB here today these two Today In History events and thought I'd share some of my Art Tributes to these two great icons of the Baby Boom Generation - Elvis and Mickey Mantle. Feb. 27, 1956 -Elvis Presley releases "Heartbreak Hotel" - I was very young, only just 5, when this song was released and did not get "introduced" to Elvis' music until 1961 when my sister got a music box...

As a result of several TwitterChats with AgeOp/Growing Bolder, I have started a Boomer Power Crusade, already mentioned in my latest newsletter. Today I started the SATURDAY SOAPBOX Meme Bringing Baby Boomers Out of the Old Fogey Closet A Blogging Meme for the Young Minded Over Fifty Crowd (yeah, I know it's Sunday - but yesterday got away from me - hey, I'm over 50 remember?) This blog...

I am now publishing Illustrated Nano Martini Stories at The Martini Diva along with my free illustrated martini recipes on recipe cards!The first story, Five Dead Soldiers, is not what you think it is - drop by and give it a read, it only takes about a minute and it's a nice little literary break in your day.Look for my next Nano Story this Wednesday and a new one each week thereafter (unless the...