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Stocking Up

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

This morning I had a disturbing dream. I don’t usually remember my dreams, but this one was so disturbing, I thought it had really happened and only realized it was a dream when I was at the breakfast table in … Continue reading →

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If It’s Sunday, It Must Be Ice Cream

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Yesterday was a chilly, drizzly, dreary day in Virginia Beach.  My husband and I always go down to the Oceanfront late in the afternoon or early evening for our Sunday ice cream trip to Dairy Queen.  I get a chocolate … Continue reading →

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For Rent: Prime Real Estate

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

I have always wanted a house with a big front porch.  Big enough to have a porch swing.  Big enough to fit my whole family and then some.  I remember my grandparents in Ohio having a porch like that, and … Continue reading →

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Relics of the Past

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

On our wanderings through the Connecticut countryside this weekend, we came across many old stone walls, remnants from our agrarian past when early settlers cleared the land of forests in order to do their planting.  As they cleared more and … Continue reading →

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The Snowball Effect

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Remember this old proverb? For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the message was lost. … Continue reading →

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Police! Help!

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

This morning I read an article in the paper about a Richmond police initiative that is making people angry.  In an effort to help the good citizens of Richmond protect their property, the police are roaming neighborhoods between midnight and … Continue reading →

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Life is a Series of Heart Tugs

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

“I’m so happy to have you back,” my husband said to me this morning as I placed an egg and toast in front of him. “Because now you have someone to make your breakfast and pack your lunch?” I joked. … Continue reading →

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I Just Discovered I Was a Terrible Mother

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

I’ve been cleaning out bookcases in our bedroom, trying to reduce the number of books that are stacked upon other books, sideways and every which way.  I haven’t been successful, but I’ve discovered some old books I’d forgotten about. One … Continue reading →

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A Mexican Feast

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

If you read my post last week about the cooking app that lets me eat out every day, you might get the impression that I don’t like to cook.  That’s not the case.  I love to cook.  In fact, I … Continue reading →

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The Face of Poverty

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

I was planning on writing another light-hearted post this morning, but reading the newspaper at breakfast put an end to that.  On the front page was a picture of a young woman, Kimberly Meade, crying in her car.  She had … Continue reading →

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