Life in the fast lane--where's the on ramp?

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Sunday, October 25, 2015

to clarify the previous posts

After All is a fictionalized version of my mother's life story. Some actual names have been used but Henry's surname "Lagroix" is fictive. Throughout the novel many actual events and conversations have been incorporated, reality-based characters are as close as memory permits to people I knew. Of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Mashed Potatoes & Turkey Gravy -- as Hat.

It’s another 2-Hat day. Ever since Robin and Cris were here to surprise me for my birthday I’ve been under duress. It seems Cris fell in love with the orange & black crocheted spider hat I had ready to mail to son John as part of the care package I was compiling. And once they got back to sunny... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Runnin' late - gotta get to The Center, but found this on FB

Teacher Arrested at JFK A Public school teacher was arrested today at John F. Kennedy International Airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a compass, a slide-rule and a calculator. At a press conference just before noon today, Attorney General Eric... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 19, 2015

Two-hat days

Years ago there was a large mental hospital just east of the town of Alton on IL Route 40. It employed psych nurses, doctors, psychologists and housed hundreds of patients. Some resided in "cottages" outside the main building, six or eight sharing a so-called homelike situation. We knew a family... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 18, 2015

Scribbles from a notepad at the bottom of a file

As the girls finished their homework at the kitchen table, Stell went outside. Sara turned to look out the window. Her mother hadn’t gone to the garden. She got up and looked through the kitchen door. There she was, standing next to the wire chicken pen. Five bantam hens and the rooster were... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 17, 2015

The Dreaded Blue Screen of Death

There I was, happily getting ready to post to Blogit. I'd just finished forwarding an email from son John in Seattle to his sister Robin in Florida - the first email he's initiated in a month of Sundays. He responds, usually, but doesn't reach out - he's been dealing with a series of physical and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 16, 2015

Have You Ever Wanted to Slap a Senior Citizen?

Chances are, your answer is “No! Of course not.” But you probably haven’t met K-Brat. (Name changed to protect the guilty.) She’s a big ol’ cranky baby who expects to be waited on and coddled, and the least little frustration will send her into a snit, if not a tantrum. She’s too stiff and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

Out of the Blue

It's been 25 years or so, I'd forgotten the girl's name entirely. The late '80s and early '90s were the years my kids tried their wings and flew away from the nest. My daughter went to Carbondale to enroll at SIU, got a dorm room with her high school bestie and settled in. Then the bestie’s... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Historical Novels Are Her Favorite

On Sunday afternoon, beautiful October weather outdoors, I figured nobody would visit Carnegie’s used bookshop at the library. I’d have to spend the whole two-hour shift finding something to read. But as I went about the opening routine, unlocking the cash register, making sure there was water in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 12, 2015

Just Another Boring Day at the Bookshop

Didn’t feel particularly well on Sunday after a spell of repetitive BM syndrome that made me turn down breakfast with the boys. So I wasn’t eager to head for the library at 2:00, still a bit fuzzy-headed. The weather was beautiful, some trees along Brick Street have begun to show their fall colors.... Sign in to see full entry.

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