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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

The Last Turkey Show

Well, I donned my old purple felt cloche this morning for several reasons: #1 - It keeps my head very warm on a cold windy day like today. #2 - It sort of matches my purple shirt and the purple pattern bits of my jacket. #3 - It makes me look like the picture of my old Oklahoma grandma taken back in... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 24, 2013

It Continues

Rising from the churning sea of unformed thoughts and dashing dreams like foaming breakers pounding shore and dragging sand back from my feet, i deas come, then quickly go rejected, banished to the deep to seethe and roil, rise and fall until a loud and sudden squall points out what I had missed... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Apology In Order

I did not mean to trick, or to confuse, my readers in my last post; I just forgot to add something that was supposed to be added--a caption under the picture of the shiny tree. Actually, the tree in that picture is not a real tree at all. It is a stainless steel sculpture of a tree. It is at the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, November 22, 2013

Pouty Spell Is Shortlived

There is still a month left of fall.... but everything already fell, every pretty colored leaf, the temperature, freezing rain, the wind-chill index, and snow is on its way. Winter might as well come too. It's going to whether it is welcome or not. Cold weather makes Son #1 grouchy. He says it makes... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Chaumiere

It wasn't really "thatched", but it definitely was a cottage. Actually, it was, and still is the cottage of my heart. My mother and dad resided there, grew old there, and baby sister's presence was felt even after she was gone. Chaumiere, "thatched cottage", is still close by and holds memories that... Sign in to see full entry.

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