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Monday, February 10, 2014

Center Gossip

Faye stopped at the front desk to whisper a little gossip behind her hand. She had on another one of those cute knit hats with a little bill, all her hair tucked in. She didn’t even wait till she’d hung up her coat to complain to me about her friend Mary. Faye gives Mary a ride to the Center every... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 8, 2014

Picky, picky, picky!

Sometimes you (meaning me) write your little story and the scene is great and your characters do just what they should. They flirt or bicker or whatever, just like the muse intended. And you get decent feedback, it's all golden in the land of tales told. And then suddenly you get smacked up side the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 1, 2014

Wildlife and Mystery

He's been missing for awhile. I thought I saw his tracks in the snow out back a couple weeks ago, but sometimes the squirrels' signature hops look the same as Brown Bunny's. With the grass gone dry and no clover growing now, I'm wondering what he eats. I don't think rabbits hibernate, but don't feel... Sign in to see full entry.

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Oh, my! Such a suggestion CCT!

A new nighty... I'm betting what you've got in mind is something lacy and maybe see-thru. For the record, I never did own one of those flirty lace teddies or baby-dolls or such. The old joke goes those things are like a barb-wire fence, they protect the property but don't hinder the view. It was my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 31, 2014

Thursday:

We had a little lull in the impossible weather - dry, high of about 43. Full Agenda: Write Your Own Story at 10: a.m., Grocery stockup for the next snap, No Borders Writers at 5:30. The Write Your Own class was well-attended class and Mary - who'd broken a hip in Nov. - was back at the head of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

About Maybelle's name:

Thank you for your suggestions!!! You came up with a boatload of great old-fashioned names that could work in "Simon Says." I'm saving them for future stories though, because I remembered. After I posted yesterday I looked up the Wickipedia article about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - New... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

the new Simon - part three

- cont'd - “It’s that Clyde Madigan! I hate his guts…” “Well, I see that, but he seems like a decent guy to me.” “No he ain’t! He’s a lying two-face, but Mom thinks he's great and I'm the one that ain't telling the truth!” He stopped as the breeze kicked up the scent of bacon. “Boy, that smells... Sign in to see full entry.

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Ya gotta write it down...

I've been looking for a new name for Maybelle, Simon's love interest in the story. I love the name Sarah, but don't want alliteration Simon - Sarah... Mary's a nice name that was common then, but I've already got a Mary. A name crossed my mind last night while I was watching the State of The Union,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

the new Simon, part two

- cont'd - “I hope Gus will tell you what’s going on with him,” she said. “He’s been a pill ever since his dad died, and absolutely impossible since we got engaged.” “Really?” “Anytime Clyde Madigan comes into the room, he walks out. At meals he sits there like a thundercloud. He makes it pretty... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 26, 2014

What was I thinking?

One item on my shopping list was cinnamon. Lately I've been using quite a lot of it, since I saw on Dr. Oz that it's so good for me. I got the pet food dispenser to automate the process of feeding squirrels. I got the Omega 3 fishoil. The dispenser will work better with a corn and sunflower seed mix... Sign in to see full entry.

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