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Coughing, sneezing and I’m going to be sick …
seem to be the catchwords these days. There are, at any given time, several bugs going around that are contagious, HOWEVER, due to the unusually warm weather this winter season, the bugs (and not just...
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I know a trail shoot was succesful …
when I come home filthy, covered in mud, bleeding from my brush with thorns and other sharp things of nature and smelling of the earth that I was crawling around on. There are few things in this life...
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Taking stock …
and re-evaluating my thoughts, emotions, feelings, friendships; things in general. I find myself in an odd position. This time of year is very difficult for me. I have, since the death of my...
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Warm weather means one thing to me …
convertible top down! OK, maybe two things, at least once my sister’s pool is operational, that is. There is nothing like driving along with the convertible top down and the music loud to ease every...
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If I’m not me …
then myself, as I know me to be, will cease to exist. It has been a trying few days … ok, truth be known a trying couple of weeks, but the past few days have been egregiously difficult. For those who...
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In order to gain my support from “Big Business” for worthy causes …
I have to sacrifice my own personal social media information and that of those that I choose interact with? What kind of racket is this? Businesses pretend to want to help spread news and articles of...
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When God gives one a heart of compassion …
it is understood that it will get broken. There is no way around it. I am still learning this. I find that is is both an honor and a privilege to watch the end of life come to pass. It isn’t easy nor...
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Picking and culling …
is a real pain in the nether regions. I’ve been going through things in my house today, what to keep, what to trash and I find that there are really very few things I have any use for. It seems that...
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Last night, or early this morning …
in the wee hours, however you look at it, I visited my late husband’s grave. Yes, myself, a proclaimed chicken, was in the darkened graveyard with only a flashlight, my phone and a blanket to sit on....
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I have abandoned Facebook …
cut all ties. Deactivated my account. Yes, it is true, and in doing so, I find that I have taken my life back. I no longer debase myself a dozen (OK, that is conservative) times a day to see what is...
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Old Man Winter …
is on the warpath. I guess this is the moment where he shows everybody just who is in charge. I feel a little guilty complaining about the possibility of single digit temperatures while other places...
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In the midst of the Polar Vortex …
my heat goes out, or at the very least makes it painfully obvious that it is planning, in the very near future, to take an extended vacation. No phone, no lights, no motor car; not a single luxury....
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Light, to me …
is much more than simply the absence of darkness. I watch it. I chase it. I adore it. The golden hour, and there are two, are my favorite times to be alive. I didn’t take courses in photography, though...
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The dishwasher …
has expired. I’m currently saving every penny to put down on a new vehicle as my beloved convertible has deserted me. I suppose all the trips into the mountains, on roads she wasn’t made to travel...
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