Thursday, August 1, 2013
Always Good Intentions
I'm having trouble keeping up with what I fully intended to do when I joined Blogit. At the time, I thought it would be easy to do, but that was nine and a half years ago, and I was nine and a half years younger and a whole lot more energetic. What I intended to do still seems so simple and should...
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Life Is...
Who knows how much time Adalia Rose has. A child with Progeria Syndrome normally lives into their teens. Adalia Rose is six, going on ninety-six. The word "progeria" comes from two words meaning "premature" and "aging". For that matter, who knows how much time any of us have. What is important is...
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Monday, July 29, 2013
So What's Left?
Today I began the 76th year of my life. I had always planned on giving up the ghost when I reached 72. That had always seemed like a good day to die (the 72nd anniversary of my birth), back when I was 30, 40, and even 50. Now, I'm wondering why I chose that "goal". I feel like I am living on...
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Saturday, July 27, 2013
Attention Pod People
I meant to go to the city farmers market, this morning, in search of okra in its prime. It's that time of the year to make the best fried okra ever, and the best has to be small, the tenderest and the freshest. Grandma Sanders' fried okra has been the main subject of our family FB site for days....
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
It's Coming
If I have to celebrate my birthday this year, I want it to be a lemon garden party,....lemons to smell, to taste, to look at, to squeeze, to zest, lemon ice, lemon pudding, lemon snaps, lemon soap, lemon candles, lemonade, lemon meringue pie. If my sons are involved, they always want meat....grilled...
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