I am an aging woman with a need to write about those things that interest me. I may write about personal experiences but the process of writing and doing research is very rewarding too.
What I'm Reading
Just finished Boonville vby Robert Mailer Anderson
Subjects I'd Like to Learn More About
I would love to know about and understand the creative process better.
An Interesting Fact
I truly believe that we make our own reality and have nothing to fear if we are positive in our approach to life.
fragile egowords cuttingworking to retain equilibriumappreciating the goodwhile discarding the hurtful.bnote: I deleted yesterday's post...so sloppy that a critic let me have it. Sigh!! Read Full Story
Brayden in the Pumpkin PatchLarry/Kim 2009Written for CARRY ON TUESDAY"Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said."AnonymousI hope that Keith doesn't mind if I use this quote rather than the one he chose. I am in love with our children and grandchildren! Love does last beyond the grave in that we give our children all that we have and when we are gone, they keep our memories alive. "Some love lasts a lifetime, true love lasts foreve... Read Full Story
Image via Wikipediava·tic·i·nate (v-ts-nt, v-)v. va·tic·i·nat·ed, va·tic·i·nat·ing, va·tic·i·nates v.tr. To prophesy; foretell. See Synonyms at foretell.v.intr. To be a prophet. Sunday Scribblings Friday, November 13, 2009 #189 - Oracle ORACLE!!! YIKES!!! If I could have foretold that such a word would greet me I would have gone back to bed and slept a bit longer. It was not bad enough that I actually did not really know what the meaning of the word was. I then found that ... Read Full Story
When the UPS man drove up to our door he asked me if I was intoxicated. I must have stopped dead in my tracks because he laughed. I could only say "Not yet!" He was delivering our annual bottle of Marilyn Wine from the Napa Wine company and on the outside of the box was a label that said "Do not deliver if the recipient is intoxicated." Isn't that strange?We received our bottle of Marilyn Wine today. Marilyn Wine is a wine made in St. Helena, Ca. at the Napa Valley Winery. This particular ... Read Full Story
Leo over at Impromtu used this signature function on his blog. I thought it was very cool so I went over to see how it worked. It is very simple so far as I can see. You can add it directly to your blog, download as a picture or copy the html to insert in your blog template. I am just trying to out right now but you might go see how it works. My Live Signature has registration and you can upgrade signatures by purchasing the function. For example, for around $20 you can purchase an anim... Read Full Story
Three Word WednesdayErrant Hanker MurkyHe had always wanted to be a cowboy...he would practice saying hankerin' when he played in front of the mirror as a child. Then, when he was a grown man, he finally got his chance. All those dreams about sitting at the bar stool where the good old boys gathered on Friday nights and talking about hankerin' for a big ole t-bone steak or a wantin' to see that ole boy he used to hang out with when he was a kid were about to come true. He would keep his ... Read Full Story
We have a running joke at our house...the space in the parking lot by the front door belongs to my husband!!! A-la-Seinfeld's Uncle Artie (a wild guess at his name) no one can believe my husband has gotten the best parking spot in the lot.I on the other hand have always just giving in to the fact that the lot is full and, if the lot has 20 stories, I will be parking on the 20th story in the rain. I am a simple woman and easy to please so I have really never minded. Not until last Saturday ... Read Full Story
Interview question:Barbara, what did you do today that would surprise me.I found a parking spot right in front of the grocery store.You did. How did that happen. I can never get that parking space.As I was driving around in the store parking lot I turned so I could head back toward the best parking spots at the store. Then I said to myself...I want to park in front! There will be a space. And there was. It was like I made that happen. Well...Really, I am as surprised as you!!!b Read Full Story
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