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Sunday, July 21, 2013

Ding dong... No, it's not Avon calling.

It's Vickie, standing out there in the heat and humidity, even her hair soaking wet from sweat, pushing on my doorbell at almost two in the afternoon. Come in, I say. Let me get you some cold water... ( I'm checking my memory: did we have a writer's group get-together I'd forgotten? No.) Oh, thank... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Getting Old is Not For Sissies

And apparently if you're in your eighties, it's not a good idea to feed raccoons out your back door. My law student daughter called yesterday, "just checkin' in" after a day on the job as an intern in the public defender's office. After catching up on family stuff she started talking about her day.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 15, 2013

Not Guilty

The decision in Sanford, Florida on Saturday night was a legal matter, the man who shot an unarmed teen-ager after a confrontation is legally not guilty of a crime. Regardless of what we think or what the media says, the man is free to go about his daily life. He may even get his gun back. Whether... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 14, 2013

OK if I bring a bottle of wine?

Vicki called around ten minutes until one - the appointed start of our Cagney and Lacey movie day. I said sure, bring whatever you want. Well, some people are against it, she tells me. I just wanted to be sure it's okay. She said she had to stop by the house and walk the dog, so she might be a bit... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 13, 2013

What to eat?

I've been thinking what to serve as a snack for today's "reely big shew." Last time I had a fruit plate, melon, grapes, pineapple, etc.. and popcorn. Healthy and good, plus some white choc/macadamia cookies. There was iced tea and coffee, and of course bottled water. The girls brought snacks, too -... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 12, 2013

Movie Day with the Girls

I'm about to stop calling ours a writers group. We're becoming more and more a book club or a coffee-klatch. At least one member has run into the mother of all writer's blocks, and can't find a way over, under or around it. So at our meeting at Books a Million a couple weeks ago we voted not to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 11, 2013

A comment on your comments...

I believe most of us are not here for the money. Our "pay" is in the feedback that comes from fellow residents of Blogitville - the comments. They're amazing! Here on Blogit it's not just the posts that feed my mind and make me smile. Comments on the posts are the secret herbs and spices in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Chatty Kathy - and the "no good deed goes unpunished" phenomena

More than just a popular doll from 50 years ago, a "Chatty Kathy" is a person who won't shut up. I've really got to run, is one clue that you're being too chatty. The quick glance at the wrist watch is another. Oh, my, where has the time gone, I've kept you too long. That's another hint. And there's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

The Vigil

Marie slept best in the hours between two and five a.m., curled on her right side. That was when Victor would settle in to spoon her, his left arm over her protectively. Sometimes he closed his eyes and remembered how it was when the only thing that kept either of them awake was the electric... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 8, 2013

W is for Walter

When we bought the house in the Leclaire neighborhood in 1966, Walter and Millie Abendroth lived next door. He was a retired carpenter, already in his late seventies. He often wore a battered old fedora and a plaid macintosh jacket during cold weather over his carpenter's overalls. He always had... Sign in to see full entry.

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