If you have a mystery lover on your holiday gift list who likes a touch of the literary in the reading, consider sending them a gift certificate to purchase All That is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay. The novel releases March 7, 2023, and it is well worth the wait. **** ABOUT […]
Happy Day after Thanksgiving and Black Friday and all that. Lots of folks have been out and about, shopping for the great bargains, and better them than me. I’ve been happy to be home, reading a good book and eating yummy leftovers from our feast yesterday. I’ve been reading No Strangers Here by Carlene O’Connor,
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CONNECTEDDISCOVERING YOUR INNER GUIDESA Kid’s Guide to Navigating Their EmotionsbySEEMA DESAIIllustrated by James Ballance Children’s Book / Self-Help / Mindfulness / ParentingPublisher: The Jai JaisPage Count: 56 pagesPublication Date: February 3, 2022 Scroll down for a giveaway! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Connected is all about teaching kids and their families how to navigate their emotions. It is a practical guide
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Looking ahead to Thanksgiving this coming Thursday, I’ve been in a reflective mood and was delighted when a friend sent me this poem about November. Isn’t that lovely? It conjures all kinds of sweet memories, especially ones of Thanksgivings that were spent in West Virginia at my father’s childhood home. Those were boisterous, glorious celebrations
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Sending a warm greeting to all my friends and family members who are celebrating the day. It will be a quiet one for me as the two most important men in my life, my father and my husband, are now playing Euchre together in heaven. Being by myself is okay, though, as I’m still in
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Since yours truly is currently incapacitated – no, not what you’re thinking – although I wish I were just in the shower. I’m having surgery and leaving you in the good hands of my friend, Slim Randles. Also leaving you with incomplete sentences, but maybe you will find them entertaining. Not as entertaining as Slim
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Once again, Memorial Day Weekend sort of crept up on me while I wasn’t looking. In recent years, the holiday hasn’t meant to me what it used to. When I was a kid, Memorial Day was a big deal. It would be met with a parade, then picnics at a park – or perhaps a
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Good Monday morning everyone. How was your weekend? Mine was very pleasant and I was thrilled to see my rose bushes starting to burst forth with flowers. I cut a couple red ones to partner with some lavender wild flowers for a kitchen-window decoration. I have no idea what those wildflowers are, but they are
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Is it snowing where you live? No snow here, but it’s cold enough to dispense a few flakes if the weather had a mind to. I’ve always enjoyed snow, and it was always fun to have a blanket of white out at Grandma’s Ranch. Sometimes I still miss it. The snow and the ranch. In
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Happy New Year’s Eve. Much like last year at this time, I join you in being glad that 2021 is coming to an end, and maybe we can look forward to a calmer, healthier New Year. At least that’s what I’m going to keep uppermost in my thoughts. It’s hard to focus on positivity all
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