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Saturday, September 19, 2015

Farmer’s Market Saturday

Ran into Edna at the farmer’s market in the town square this morning. She apologized for missing Thursday’s writing group. Said she’s still feeling weak and worn, doesn’t know exactly what’s up, but she had a day or so of flu-like symptoms and it seems to be taking forever to get rid of it. Edna’s... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 18, 2015

Two Writers Get Into a Conversation

Only two of us showed up for the writing session yesterday. JoAnn and me. (Or is that JoAnn and I?) I wasn’t much in the mood for class, no inspiration or story ideas had rung my chimes, so I dressed up a bit – a black and white leopard print cardigan over a black silk tee, my best dark jeans, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 17, 2015

A Hundred Dollar Dinner for The Birds

Few days ago the lawn guy was here. What followed is payback of a sort - maybe divine retribution. I am morally opposed to fertilizing lawns in light of the hunger in the world – it just seems wrong to feed grass only to mow it again for the sake of how it looks. I mean, I really ought to be sending... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

The Sixties Chicks...

Tuesday at The Center was the monthly theme luncheon, and this one was “School Days” – with ‘60s diner décor, music on the sound system from the early rock ‘n roll era, even paper replicas of those table juke box menu things. The menu was hot dogs, green beans and mac ‘n cheese, with a serving of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Pajamas all day Monday

I could not make myself get dressed yesterday. Not a drop of ambition in my body. I got up right on time, thanks to my lower GI tract and it's clockwork mechanism. There's no sleeping in when Ell Eye (L.I. = lower intestine) decides it's time to go. It was a beautiful day. I stepped out onto my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 14, 2015

Small World

Sunday afternoon I worked my 2-4 o’clock shift at the Library’s used bookstore/ coffee shop. I figured it would be a very low traffic day because the weather outside was perfect for doing anything at all outdoors – 75 degrees, sunny and pleasant. Why would anyone choose to be indoors if they didn’t... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 13, 2015

Jumping to Conclusions

I've done it all my life. Watched someone - one of my kids, a classmate, etc. - doing some thing or other out of the ordinary, and tried to figure out what they were up to. Usually I was wrong. Gave them credit for having more planning ability and foresight than they actually had, or totally... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 12, 2015

Who’s Your Daddy?

The Write Your Own Story group met on Thursday. We decided to use the topic page on fathers. The menu includes: Describe something you and your father did together. What life skills or lessons did you learn from him? Did you pass this knowledge on to your children? What did you and your children... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 11, 2015

TV Commercials - a love/hate situation!

So much of broadcast/cable TV is a commercial that I've begun to look at the ads as mini-programming, and to pay attention to the writing and stagecraft that goes into them. The "Mad Men," like food scientists mix an unexpected flavor or two into the dish they’re serving so you’ll have to come back... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 10, 2015

Blogit just ate my post.

Sorry about that, but I've gotta jump in the shower and head for The Center. It's Write Your Own Story day, and no matter that I'm burned out on this whole deal, they're counting on me and I've got to be there... More to come. Sign in to see full entry.

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