A place to promote my books---go me!!! To express myself & to share my opinions on life. Personal pictures posted have been taken with my cameras or phones over the years and copyrights are clearly on them. The name: Mistress is an old term for the married woman of the house & an animal owner. Obviously "Mendy" is who I am. Maxim means a succinct formulation of a fundamental principle, general truth, or rule of conduct. That is exactly what this is.