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Simple Pleasures

I always dread cooking for family, or well, others. I’m a decent good, but I put so much pressure on myself trying to be perfect that I usually mess up. Sometimes badly. This year there was added pressure due to … Continue reading

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Christmas Eve Memories

Christmas Eve…2013 You can hear the quiet settling across the land. Businesses are closing down one by one. People are headed home or off to parties and visiting with friends and relatives. All along the roadways you can see lights … Continue reading

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Realizations of The Gift That Matters

It’s just stuff. Here we are mere days away from Christmas and there is nothing under the tree in my living room. When Christmas morning arrives, there will be on gift. The one I have for my son. A nothing … Continue reading

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Jeep Toy Run For Toys for Tots

My son did double duty this weekend on toy runs. Saturday he rode with the motorcycles as they made their rounds from spot to spot. Today he drove Star as we participated in the Jeep run for Toys for Tots. … Continue reading

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Hoping Words Convey

I realize that authors write for many reasons. The blogs we post have that variety of purpose that adds to that spice of life thing. The same as different music, foods, lifestyles and the list goes on into infinity. Most … Continue reading

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August Third, If I Could Give a Gift

8-3, Day three of my month of birth. – If I could make a request for a gift, one not to hold tightly to self, but one to share, what sort of gift would I ask for on this day? … Continue reading

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If I Could Give a Gift

It is my month of birth. In the past I have mentioned a flip on gifts. Instead of what I would like to have, I’ve written what I would like to give. Without going back  into the archives to look, … Continue reading

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March Eleventh; A Lesson From Encanto (updated)

I may have a problem….or I may just be odd. My choice in movie preference may be…off for my age. Especially considering my son is an adult and I have no young grandchildren. However,  I love Disney movies, or animated … Continue reading

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February Thirteenth; The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow

I’m sitting here listening to the rain falling and my windchimes playing. Both are a gentle, calming sound. One that is welcomed and appreciated. Yesterday was one of those hit the floor running days that didn’t stop until I finally … Continue reading

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Day Forty-Three; Footnotes Yet Another Busy, Fun Day

Well this has been a day. And I am one tired puppy. But, everything actually went very well. I took mine and my son’s tax papers and dropped them off this morning. On the way back I stopped by the … Continue reading

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