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The “eyes” have it and please don’t step on the cockroach.

My husband and I were on  a walk the other night, trying to stay healthy and fight off the effects of time and gravity when we stumbled upon a very strange looking bug. It was an albino cockroach, and it … Continue reading

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Ring-around-the-Rosie.

If you know the history of ring Around the Rosie, it is a very morbid little game. It started during the black plague and “ashes, ashes we all falls down” is about death. The children on the outside of the … Continue reading

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Ob-la-de

I heard Ob-la-de, Ob-la-da on the radio the other day. It was the favorite song of a friend and a mentor who passed away, way too young. It reminded me that our lives could be snatched away from us at … Continue reading

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Driving Lessons

My husband claims I am a terrible driver, which is probably true, but I think he is the one that is bad. I think this conflict boils down to the differences in our styles of driving. He is a no … Continue reading

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Whats Left?

Occasionally I do appraisals for estate purposes and often times there are estate sales going on while I am there. I don’t like estate sales, the entire process seems morbid and sad to me. Someone’s house, filled with all of … Continue reading

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Stones

When I was younger I was rough around the edges, but I had strong ideals and I had my own voice. I had something important to do and I was going to make my mark on the world, although I … Continue reading

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Who am I?  I was a child when I first put make up on, but man I was a woman that walked out of the room. I was 13, and I was far too young to look like I did! … Continue reading

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2 x 4′s

 As most of you know I have had cancer a time or two. It is a very humbling experience to say the least. One of the major turning points for me during this experience was just before my 1stsurgery. I was … Continue reading

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Hair color and hand grenades…………………….

My husband calls me a “Femi-Nazi” now and then, which is a term coined by the  infamous Rush Limbaugh. Although I object strongly object to the characterization, I must admit I can be overly sensitive to the feminist point of … Continue reading

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For the Birds…..

I wish I could capture this moment and stay here forever. I am sitting on a deck in the mountains. Beside me is a river, it is  flowing low but it is making the perfect water trickling sound. The wind is … Continue reading

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