One more sleep! – When I was a kid, this was an exciting day. People would be coming and going. Lots of commotion and cooking and eating. Once I was past the Santa stage, we put our tree up with … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Family
Random 5 for October 22, 2023 – Guests, pets, overabundance, death, schedule
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It’s peopley out there – It was a “peopley” week for me. We had family visiting from the Midwest and a blogger drove through the area with her husband and dog on her way to New England. It was a … Continue reading
Random 5 for August 6, 2023 – Starbucks, upgrades that aren’t, summer, beach days, living in the moment
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Memories – Many years ago we used to rent a house at the beach and invite our siblings. Everyone was coming and going, no one stayed the whole week but the beloved husband and me. It gave us an opportunity … Continue reading
Random 5 for November 27, 2022 – Deer, inflatables, friends, pizza, decorations
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Rudolph, party of six! – I drive through a wooded area of a golf course on my way to Starbucks every day. I see lots of deer crossing the road. They don’t look before they cross so I creep along. … Continue reading
Reunion afterthoughts
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Our family reunion was great. Weather cooperated and covid only hit one person. No bad news. That means no over the top blog post either. There are some observations. The aging process – When you only see someone once a … Continue reading
Family
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It’s been a busy week with family that we haven’t seen since well before the pandemic. The granddaughters grew some but are not towering over me…yet. Soon! I shared my magic place and we got a great picture (no shut … Continue reading
Normal times or is it?
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Our area is moving into “normal times” or as close as we can get. Our restrictions are expiring and our infection rate is low. Everything is different though. It won’t be like it was. Some places closed permanently (that’s my … Continue reading
Another one goes
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I was one of 50 cousins and the youngest of all. Most of my cousins are 10 to 20 years older than I am and many have passed. This week another one died. I wasn’t close to this particular cousin … Continue reading
Short and sweet
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Background: I grew up in a house full of music. There was a lot country, 50s pop and German polka songs going on. All. The. Time. Records were on the player (vinyl to you young’uns) and lots of singing. My … Continue reading
Random 5 for August 16 – Dad, weather, reunions, retail therapy, aging out
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Happy birthday Dad! – Yesterday was my dad’s birthday. He would have been well over 100 years old. I always envied his summer birthday. Mine is in January when no one wants to celebrate! I drank a toast to him … Continue reading
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