Trouble Inserting Titles & Still Images

I've ground through FAQ, etc. and maybe I'm not searching for the right terms - so any help is appreciated.
Here's my situation:
* I've been working with a PP (CC) project cutting a long video into pieces, re-ordering, etc. All was well;
* I started to dork around with AE, but got called to another project - so I think I did not save/keep the AE work;
* When I opened my PP project again I cannot:
** Insert (add to sequence) title slides I made in PP;
** "same" for a PSD I imported from Photoshop;
** Cannot drag new Adjustment Layers, Color Mattes, etc. onto the sequence after creating them
* But I can:
** Add more video clips
** Move titles, etc. around
** Execute the standard drag and drop video work
** Take (for instance) an Adjustment Layer and make it a new sequence - then the new "Adjustment Layer" sequence will fit right in
I don't understand why my sequence is only accepting other sequences. 93% chance of pilot error on this one - but I have pushed every button I could try!
I then opened a new project and everything worked as expected - so I don't think it's a SW issue - something is gumming up the project.
Any help is very appreciated.
Barring a "fix" I tried to open a new project and import the "old video" which caused the same issues -
Thanks - Jeff

Mark - great questions, sorry for not thinking about them when I posted.
When I drag from my "project panel" (lower left) to sequence I get the "grabby hand" with the slashed circle [sorry I don't know the actual terms].
When I "open in source monitor" then try to drag the icon appears.
When I "open in source monitor" then use the "Insert" (",") command something different happens - it opens a "gap" in the sequence, but doesn't insert anything - and I've zoomed in as far as my + key allows.
Now - here's where I may be clueless - just noticed then when I made V3 track active and hit "insert" it opened a gap in V1 and V2 as well - I assume it's because I have the Toggle Sync Lock activated.
Also - when I create a new sequence within the same project - everything works as expected.
Is there something within a sequence that would cause this?
Thanks for any ideas - I'm baffled, but very new to Premeier Pro.
Jeff

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