From The Past

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

Don't Touch the Hairy Vines

I don't remember ever getting poison ivy rash, but I was scared of it. Even at at early age, I saw some awful cases of family members turning from beautiful people that I loved to awful looking red, swollen, blistered, drippy, "monsters" that were terribly uncomfortable and not the person I knew or... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 5, 2022

We Just Didn't Have Whatever It Took

Goldiec posted this picture on Facebook. I really, really like it. I love Christmas and Christmas music especially if it is played on a piano by a person who really plays well. It reminded me of something from the past. When I was growing up, I desperately wanted to learn to play a piano, but....we... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 7, 2022

What Can I Say?

I thought I might as well try looking at all of the Categories of Blogit to see if I have been missing something. The first on the list is Antiques & Collectibles. I see nothing has been written there recently--like this year. And, only once last year, and once the year before that. I haven't much... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

The Ankle Bracelet Conundrum

The hour is getting late and I am beginning to yawn repeatedly, but out of the past came to me a childhood memory transported via Sis and her dealings thru eBay. Several times in past years Sis has helped people sell jewelry on eBay because she is good at it and very efficient in photographing and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 19, 2022

International Talk Like A Pirate Day, Matey

Kevin Kline - Pirate King (The Pirates Of Penzance) (1983) Back in the good old days, before any of my Son's were married and I had no grandchildren at all, the above movie came out and also college Theater in the Park was going strong in the summertime. Son Stephen did a great part as one of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 17, 2022

I Got Spanked Once

I guess once was enough as I don't remember getting spanked anytime beside that once. I have no idea what I did, but I remember Dad doing the spanking and that we were outside in the front yard. I was about four years old because the house I am remembering is the one we lived in when my brother Ben... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 16, 2022

Blogit Communication

"We were made to communicate. Being unable leads to the pain of isolation--the one thing God said is not good (The Holy Bible, Genesis 2:18). Unless we can express what is inside and find the felt satisfaction of knowing and being known, this....life is hard and empty." -- David Barton During the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022

A Word To The Wise

Having recently run across the original "Blue Back Speller" by Noah Webster, for elementary children, I could not believe the difficulty of the words for them to pronounce and spell. It was published in 1783 and for the next 150 years was the elementary spelling book for little ones. Mr. Webster's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 8, 2022

It Usually Works

Goodness Gracious! He's downright loquacious, and how do I get him to cease? With mental telepathy I send him my empathy, "...but it's time to go home if you please!" Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 7, 2022

Mmmmmm, Smell That

Cartilaginous, bony or jawless ichthyology for me is not flawless but I'm always happy with a big plate of crappie fried crispy with a chippy or two or three...or four...or more Sign in to see full entry.

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