Changing friendships

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This week I had dinner with some friends from my working days. I was close to all them. We shared secrets and worries and heart breaks. We supported each other during the bad times and counseled each other gently. We … Continue reading

Random 5 for July 19 – nighttime creatures, mood, locusts, honey bees, bloggers

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They have arrived! – The locusts started their sweet song this past week. For me this is a sure sign of summer. As a child it signaled the hottest point of the summer – pool days, Kool Aid, biking! Good … Continue reading

Advice is a gift that you sometimes find at a yard sale

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I read the daily newspaper. Yes, that’s as in “PAPER.” Not the on-line version. I enjoy some of the goofy stuff that doesn’t transition to the web version as well. One column I read faithfully is the Dear Amy column. … Continue reading

Undecked and waxing philosophical

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Winter has settled in. The holiday decorations are down, packed and stored. It’s amazing how much faster they go down than they went up. It’s also amazing how dusty they get. There is a sadness about it yet I am … Continue reading

R5 for December 14 — Chestnut Praline, inflatables, change, appliances, people

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I’m in love – When I have a doctor appointment or something I don’t want to do, I treat myself. It’s usually Starbucks. I had been wanting to try one of the new holiday drinks but I don’t like sweet … Continue reading

Changing seasons means changing something!

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Sure as shooting, every six months or so, I get the urge to somehow change my appearance. It’s a girly thing. (It never really works but I keep trying!) Sometimes it’s satisfied with a trip to Ulta or Sephora and … Continue reading

And the pain goes on…(I promised you a series)

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Have you been hearing strange sounds? Forlorn crying? Perhaps loud swearing? Painful wailing as in childbirth? For the past week I have worked on learning my new computer. It’s a noisy process that requires occasional bad words. Ok, maybe more … Continue reading

Argh! (Part 1, this may be a series!)

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Ok, I’m a weenie and I admit it. Proud of it! I put off switching computers as long as I could but I did it. Yes, it was painful. Changing operating systems and Office versions left me with very little … Continue reading

Another one gone

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We had to put one of our wonderful trees down. It had developed a fungal disease that required multiple sprayings with chemicals. I am not opposed to a squirt or two but to spray a whole tree would contaminate too … Continue reading