The snow that was dumped on my corner of NE Texas is slowly going away, and the snow family my neighbors made in their front yard are melting. Brought to mind the Wicked Witch of the West and her famous line, “I’m melting.” Good riddance to her, but I will miss seeing the snow people […]
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Letting my friend, Slim Randles take center stage today. His point about the cold doesn’t make sense here in Texas, as we’re currently experiencing a warm spell. It’s going to be 75 degrees on Monday, and folks who want a fire that evening will have to run their AC to compensate. 🙂 I hope everyone
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A friend sent me this meme and I couldn’t resist the urge to share it here. It perfectly captures the attitude of a cat, although perhaps not all cats. I’ve had some that were aloof, and some that were not. This doesn’t reflect my attitude about the holidays, either. It’s a wonderful, magical time for
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By far one of my favorite parts of Thanksgiving dinner involves pumpkin pie. This is the first year in I don’t know how long that I won’t make the traditional pie for dinner today. My granddaughter-in-law prepared the dinner and I’ll honor whatever she has chosen for desert, but rumor has it that I make
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“While it’s not always easy, being grateful for the positives in life can have a profound impact on your mood, outlook, and overall well-being. Here’s how to increase your gratefulness.” Quote from Gratitude: The Benefits and How to Practice it. The article is featured at Helpguide.org, and the content includes the benefits as well as
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First I want to acknowledge Veterans Day and give a shout out to the veterans in my immediate family. My son, David, a Marine, who was in Desert Storm. My daughter, Dany, who was in the Army and was lucky to avoid combat duty. My brother, Michael, who was also in the Army and served
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TOUGH TRAIL HOMEBy Marie W. Watts Women’s Literary / Small Town & Rural / Contemporary Women’s FictionPublisher: Black Rose WritingPages: 253Publication Date: March 27, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Tough Trail Home is a delightful read about a family coming to terms with each other and their new lives.” –Pamela Stockwell, author of A Boundless Place The Dunwhitty family is flying
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If you’ve never participated in a military funeral, it’s not something you can fully anticipate or know until you’ve been there. While there was not a full funeral for my husband, the ceremony for interring his ashes at the veterans memorial cemetery in Arlington, Texas last Friday was much more emotional and heart-touching than I
One of the items that pops up in my online mailbox every day is an article from Nice News. Nice news is so much better than some of the other news we see, and the articles they share are always interesting. As is this one about dressing. No, not for the turkey, but how and
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Welcome to the blog and this guest post from Slim Randles. If you read my post yesterday, you know I just don’t have the spirit, but Slim still does. And his thoughtful essay really does capture the essence and spirit of what this day means to so many. Enjoy… We all watched as the flag
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