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Trains

I’ve neglected blogging for a couple of weeks, primarily because of my tender back and insane work schedule. Last weekend, I had a valid excuse. I was in Illinois for my granddaughter’s graduation and, since my son is moving, didn’t … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Listen

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. I missed last week’s exercise on FALL (in Illinois at my granddaughter’s graduation … another story), although I might post it independently. Anyway, you might remember the task at hand is to … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Imagine

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/05/five-minute-friday-imagine/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading

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A Little to the Right

I was sitting in the gazebo this morning, just taking in the fresh air. The birds were chirping and there was a muted din from the traffic. All of a sudden, my mind became clouded. Something was amiss in the … Continue reading

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Back in the Gazebo

Well, Karen is back in the gazebo. I finally got around to moving her off the faux fireplace mantle and into the bright sunshine and fresh air. Actually, this year’s trip to the summer home was a little later than … Continue reading

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Kids Will Be … Kids

Kids — or in my case, grandkids — sure are amusing. Their spontaneity and imagination is amaaazing. A couple of weeks ago, my resident grandkids spent the night at their Grandma’s. They had the next day off from school, but … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — View

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/05/five-minute-friday-view/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading

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Wednesday Writing — The End

It’s Wednesday and I’ve been contributing so long to our story, I just sort of wound up here. Seriously, I wanted to bring the story full circle with an epilogue. And I have a request for anyone still reading. I’ll … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Song

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/05/five-minute-friday-song/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading

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Mothers and Other Musings

For Mother’s Day I intended on posting a homily I gave a few years back. Instead, I spent the day flat on my back trying to get some relief from sciatic pain. As I’ve nursed myself back — holistically and … Continue reading

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