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Friday, November 27, 2015

Mom's happiness...

The saying goes that a mother is only as happy as her unhappiest child - which goes for fathers, too it seems to me. Son Joe and I were scheduled to go to Cracker Barrel for Turkey Day lunch when I got the cooking bug and decided to make the meal at home. So I was busy with the prep on Thursday... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 26, 2015

Charity Begins at Home

When I was in 8th Grade the local Elks Lodge sponsored a collection through our school for canned goods, warm coats and toys for the poor at the holidays. We didn’t have much extra, but Margaret’s three (me, my kid sister and brother), felt obligated to help the less fortunate. My teacher gave me a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Thank You Betty Crocker

I bought a box of gluten free brownie mix. If you've ever bought packaged baked goods that are gluten free (crackers, cookies, etc.) you pay twice as much for half the product you'd get with standard issue wheat-based stuff. Anyway, the heft of this box of brownie mix is just about the same as that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Petty Flash

Ten days or so ago my son Guy and his everlovin met me for breakfast at the greasy spoon up on Main Street. They make good scrambled eggs and hashbrown breakfasts in several styles: skillets that are sorta Spanish or mushroom & veggie, some with sausage, bacon, the first two pages of the menu are... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 23, 2015

Bambi: the Disney Version

I was a kid when that movie came out, and I'd read the book. I still remember both, though perhaps not totally, or as vividly as I remember how I felt about them. In the book the author described the thoughts and perceptions of the animal characters: the humans were two-leggeds, their weapons... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

Cliche City

Better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all. or the comic's punchline: Better to have loved and lost. Much better. I got started thinking about cliche - especially as it applies to writing - when I read an article in the new issue of "Writer's Digest." I won't tag the author with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 20, 2015

Write Your Own Story - done till next year

So my phone rang as I was doing a revision on the Sanctuary story yesterday a.m. I thought it was about 8:30, time for me to put on my jeans and head for the Center for the final get together of memoir writers for this season. I picked up the phone, and a pleasant lady asked if this was the Pat B... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Sanctuary - conclusion

“No, Sarge. Just a couple ladies window shopping.” “I kind of prefer it that way, to be honest.” “Me, too Sarge.” Judith and Susie spent a scant twenty minutes in the bakery, listened but did not venture an opinion about the onset of a new war starting on the other side of the planet. Mary Bea was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Sanctuary... continued

(Cont'd) Judith and Susie looked at one another. This was not convenient. Judith opened her purse, pulled her ID tag from its zippered pocket. Susie wore her tags on a lanyard around her neck, along with a few keys. The younger agent scanned her data, then focused on the readout from his com unit.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Sanctuary, cont'd.

The women had let the grass grow, left fallen leaves in the driveway, tree branches stayed where they’d fallen when the autumn winds swept through. Weeds owned the fence, vines flowed at will, windblown debris walled itself against flower boxes and foundation plantings. The once-pristine house and... Sign in to see full entry.

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