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Posted on March 26, 2021

Poetry Friday: The Shot

During March, my participation in the Slice of Life Story Challenge has limited my Poetry Friday entries. I miss the community of poets I’ve come to know over the last…

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Posted on January 26, 2021January 26, 2021

Slice of Life Tuesday: Preparing for an Empty Nest

Later this week, exactly 26 years, 4 months, and 24 days after we first became parents, my husband and I will have an empty nest! Our youngest of three boys,…

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Posted on December 7, 2020

O’ that Tannenbaum Decorating

Today, I’m finishing the decorations on our third Christmas tree. I got out the decorations early last week, and early is the key word here. I usually do not decorate…

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Posted on November 9, 2020November 9, 2020

Keto Journey Monday

What are the next steps after meeting your weight loss goal? Obviously, no one wants to gain weight back after a diet. No one, I am convinced, wants to be…

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Posted on September 11, 2020September 11, 2020

Poetry Friday: Nine Eleven Morning Memory

September 11, 2001 You were in my arms, my baby boy, being rocked to sleep as a five day old needs: warm, sleepy, and safe in your loving human cradle.…

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Posted on August 28, 2020August 28, 2020

Poetry Friday: The End of Summer.

My poem this week is inspired by all the children returning to school. It is a time of year that I am fond of because of the sense of newness…

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Posted on June 16, 2020

Seasons of Life During COVID

This is an unusual time, of that there is no doubt. But, in some respects, life must move forward. I have a son moving out, he’s 20 and going to…

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Posted on March 1, 2020

Slice of Life Challenge: An Affinity for Writing

It’s Sunday – which for my blog means a photo only post. But, today is also March 1st and the beginning of the Slice of Life Challenge.  This is a…

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