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Speaking of History

Were we speaking of history? I don’t remember. But I know we all have history. Some of us would rather not remember some of our history....

In Memoriam

[Definition break: In Memoriam: an article written in memory of a dead person; an obituary.] Today I am writing in memoriam for all those...

A Reputation Proceeds

So, does anyone out there think California is a “bad” place? The people there MUST have “loose morals,” right? They were the first state...

Questions, All the Time Questions  

If you have cared for children, chances are you had to swim through the “why” stage. Why are your eyes brown, why do cows eat grass,...

Paths of Life

One day, when I was thinking about my books’ characters (I have written a number of books that I’m preparing to publish), I suddenly saw...

You Know You’re on Vacation When…

You know you’re on vacation when you are stuck in a tiny seat, feeling like a sardine. You know you’re on vacation when a spider is...

Almost as Tall as You

Our 5- and 1/2-year-old grandson was hanging out with us recently and when his mom came to pick him up, he gave her a hug and then looked...

How Tasty is Cold?

I landed on ice cream as my humorous finale last week, so I thought let’s go with it this week. I will start out by saying that you can...

The Things of Spring

I remember a really difficult time in my life which culminated in late winter. My heart was crushed and my life was dark and forever...

Apologetic Teapots

My mother has this cool collection of teapots. A lot of them came from my dad. Some of them are rather elegant and some are simple or...

Imagining Living There

Where have you always wished you could live? A ritzy, rich person’s modern mansion with all the bells and whistles – which are getting...

I Can’t Heeear You…

My husband and I laugh often at how we hear each other incorrectly. I think it’s a combination of his bad hearing (even with hearing...

Just DO IT!

There have been points in my life when I was just plain exhausted and didn’t feel like doing whatever needed doing: exercising, cleaning,...

I Miss My Younger Self…

You may not believe it unless you knew me back then, but yes, I was young and gorgeous once. Yes, I was. You don’t have to argue with me...

A Huge, Longish Word

Confidence. Synonymous somewhat with lion (my personality blog 12/29/23), but attainable regardless of your main personality traits. It...

Gadgets and Machineries

You knew I would follow up with some data info, right? I had to because there were a few new-to-me gadgets being used at the last...

Agreeably Spent Time

Elaborating on last week’s blog, I was thinking about one of my favorite memories of surgeries (what? there are favorite memories of...

Strained Hovering

[For anyone who knows us, this is not in the present – no worries.] I am sitting in a surgical waiting room for the sixth time during my...

Are You Cold Yet?

We sure had a break from typical winter weather the last two months, but when winter came at last, it descended properly with arctic...

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