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I am an RVer
Ah… the call of the open road. Adventure awaits. I love starting each morning with anticipation; discovering North America like I’m a female John Cabot or Henry Hudson. I am an RVer. We bought our first motor home five … Continue reading
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For Posterity
In 2011 a life changing, monumental shift cracked wide open my world. As a writer and a blogger I knew it would just be a matter of time before I would be ready to share my story. Until now it … Continue reading
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Defining Moments
I want to share something with you. It is this thing I do in my mind, a kind of game. I play it quite regularly when I need to quickly distract myself from something unpleasant – like a dental procedure. During … Continue reading
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Remembrance
For 69 years they rested within a sock drawer; kept first by him, then his widow and now his aging daughter. Safe, treasured, but almost forgotten; the contents were wrapped carefully within a Foodland shopping bag. Spill everything out on … Continue reading
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Musty Photos
I belong to a local writing group. Eight women gather every two weeks; drink tea and share our stories, poems and letters put to paper. Here is what I wrote for this week’s meeting I keep our old family photographs in … Continue reading
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Loss of a faithful companion
On Father’s Day, Sunday June 15, 2015 we lost Molly our Irish wolfhound. By “lost” I mean she died. At the time I was out in the car. Warren phoned asking me to come home immediately. Molly had collapsed on … Continue reading
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Our awesome RV adventure.
We’re back from our first RV vacation. Traveling free as gypsies is liberating and extremely fun. Yes, at times it was a little tense but oh so worth it. We slowly drove down the east coast of USA, all the … Continue reading
Libby’s most unfortunate accident
My poor little five month old puppy has suffered a serious injury. She was misdiagnosed and her condition has gone four weeks without proper treatment. It just breaks my heart when I look into her big brown trusting eyes. I … Continue reading
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Should we get a second dog?
We are seriously considering getting a second dog. Yes. I must confess that I have been influenced by those around me. Everyone I know is getting puppies these days. (my sister, a girl friend, lady down the street, Julia at Home … Continue reading
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She’s got legs, she knows how to use them
Some women are able to double cross their legs. Their legs are slim enough and they are flexible enough that they can cross one leg over another and keep going. They eventually tuck their foot behind their calf. My Molly … Continue reading
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