Category Archives: Just Blogging

The Things We Keep

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Saturday our little neighborhood is having a garage sale. Since neither George nor I are packrats, I haven’t found too many things to offer at the end of my driveway. An old crockpot, a roaster oven, a camping stool, melamine … Continue reading →

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Cashing In Airline Miles

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

It’s that time again. The time when an airline sends us notice that we are about to lose our airline miles because of inactivity, so they are offering us the opportunity to cash in soon-to-expire miles for magazine subscriptions. The … Continue reading →

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New Novel: Desired to Death

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

A year and a half ago I took on the National Novel Writing Contest, or NaNoWriMo as it is commonly known.  The goal was to write 50,000 words in 30 days.  At the end of the month, I had indeed … Continue reading →

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Christmas in May

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

I just returned from visiting my sister-in-law, and my brother may not let me come back. My brother and sister-in-law are both retired and do everything together, including shopping. However, their shopping consists mainly of going to the hardware store. … Continue reading →

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This Is No Joke

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

You know those lightbulb jokes that ask how many people of a certain group are needed to change a lightbulb? The punchline always targets a certain group and is usually derogatory. Well I have a slightly different version for you: … Continue reading →

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Sorry, I Think You Have the Wrong Number

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

Many years ago, about 1980, my husband was issued a mobile phone for his work as Director of Security and Chief of Police for a university in Texas.  It was a huge thing,  the size of a brick and about … Continue reading →

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Learning History the Best Way

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

My girlfriend, Linda, is visiting this week.  Since we’ve been friends for over fifty years, we know each other pretty darn well.  Before she arrived, my husband made plans for her first few days with us as he would get … Continue reading →

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My Grandpa Could Sing Like George Beverly Shea

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

George Beverly Shea died Tuesday at the age of 104.  Many of you have never heard of him, I’m sure, but I grew up listening to him sing gospel hymns in his booming baritone when he accompanied Billy Graham on … Continue reading →

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Sunrise on Chesapeake Bay

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

It is so rare to be able to see the sunrise over the water where you are treated to the awesome sight of that golden orb first breaking the surface of the horizon. Since I knew we were going across … Continue reading →

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Exhaustion

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

I am exhausted.  Totally.  Maybe it was staying up to midnight and beyond every night when my usual bedtime is 9:30.  But when you get to spend a week with your daughter, son-in-law and granddaughters having an X-Men marathon, binging … Continue reading →

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