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Backyard junky fun. . .
A recent stay in the hospital for surgery brought to my door a beautiful yellow lantana sent from my baby sister. Unfortunately, I was unable to do much with it at the time, so it sat in its pot for almost three weeks before my mother had pity on it and had me “help” her put it in the…
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Still can’t believe it. . .
I am now a retired schoolteacher. Retired! Me! I remember when I first started teaching in 1982, I would look at retiring teachers or teachers nearing retirement and wonder how they stayed in teaching so long. I didn’t think I could do it. And now, here I am, joining their ranks. Leaving was bittersweet. My…
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Pride and sadness. . .
You may have heard of the tragic accident that claimed the life of a young man who stopped on the side of a Florida highway to assist a stranded motorist. As he stepped to the driver side window, another vehicle slammed into them, killing the young man who happened to be one of my former students and one of my…
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So Pretty. . .
Look at how my sister Brenda solved her bed-in-front-of-a-window problem in her master bedroom. She used sheets as drapes across the entire wall behind the bed. It calms down the space and makes me want to crawl under the covers with a good book. Well done, Sis! Now, would you like to do mine? XOXO!…
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Jan. 1
January 1, a day of new beginnings. I begin putting away Christmas decorations. It’s weird how what should be the sad, lonely starkness of my home sans Christmas instead looks clean and fresh. Welcome, 2012, with your promise of better days and prosperity. We won’t entertain any thoughts of possible loss, sadness, or despair, but…
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