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Saturday, November 3, 2012

There's Always Meat Loaf

You know you are getting down to the wire when you get a phone call from Clint Eastwood. Yes it was, THE Clint Eastwood of "Go ahead, make my day!" fame, and the "Surprise Speaker" at the 2012 Republican Convention who ended up talking to an empty chair. He called Florida Son yesterday. After he... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Was It Homicide?

This afternoon, I have felt pretty much like a Forensic Pathologist taking apart one of Grandson Phil's giant Jack-O-Lanterns from last night's revelry. He does get a kick out of going with his Dad to buy them, and then watch him do the dirty work, carve the spooky face and light them up just as it... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

On Being Dramatic

In the night watch, when all is still, and shadows creep, from movements of flickering light of mango-scented candles....at a time when one should be stretched between the sheets with downy softness pillowing a sleeping head, this head of mine refuses to do what it should. It refuses to sleep when I... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Duffman

We didn't go to WaterFire tonight. With the temperature dropping fast and aiming toward a hard freeze, we just couldn't see two geriatrics sitting on a riverbank in the dark watching 50+ bonfires float past when we could sit near the fire at home and drink chai and entertain ourselves in a more... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 26, 2012

WaterFire Time

The "WE" of sister comradeship and personal interaction is over for the year (except for a sleepy goodbye at the airport very early in the morning). It is back to majoring on email and blackberry pictures and phone calls until we meet again in person. The "WE" that I will be blogging about will be... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Hurlyburly

Sis, Sis, Sis and I had quite the visit in the special lounge at the Nursing Center the other day. As usual, with four old ladies all talking at the same time, the most oft repeated question was, "What was I saying?" Baltimore Sis had brought us each our own box of Rheb's Chocolates. She claimed... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 21, 2012

A Sunday Scrabble Afternoon

I speak with aplomb when I say that you will assoil this blogger, I'm certain, and not consider it a hamartia of my personality if I fail to show on Blogit as I ought in this week's nimiety of garrulous sister jocundity. With sisters all being myrmidons of word games and philomaths to the nth... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Keeping Things Straight

Step-grandson's stepson, who is also great-grandbaby's cousin and grandson's nephew-in-law had to go to the ER for head-wound staples, for the second time in three months, after a crash on his bike. That's not so good. If that happens too many times someone official will be checking up to see if... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Waiting For Daddy

I love my daddy, but he sure goes away a lot. Finally, he is supposed to come back home tomorrow. Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

My Kingdom For A Hidey-hole

I need to start thinking about a bit of entertaining. I did so much of that for so many years and enjoyed every minute of it, but I finally got my fill of it. Now it is like, "Oh no! I need to entertain. What do I do? I must dust! I must vacuum! I must mop the kitchen! I must clean the mirror in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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