My post from yesterday made me begin to ponder pride and I thought about other times that mine has caused me to feel bad or to make others feel bad (or both). This brought to mind an old green truck. As I have mentioned before my dad was a commercial fisherman and stone crabber for […]
[Continue reading...]Christmas threads
December 7, 2015 Leave a Comment
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“Ma’am, may I ask you a question?” The persistent young lady clutching a tube of sea salt, something or other, actually matched my steps for a few seconds as I hurried past the mid-mall vendor. After my “no thank you” didn’t faze her tenacity, I tried “No…
The List
December 6, 2015 2 Comments
Although I loathe admitting it, when I was a young girl, I was sometimes referred to as sneaky. This isn’t an adjective I am proud to have had my character associated with, but I’m willing to suffer the embarrassment for the sake of the story. There were several reasons I was labeled as a wily […]
[Continue reading...]Glimmer, don’t Gripe
December 5, 2015 Leave a Comment
Originally posted on Long walks and dark chocolate:
christmas lights (Photo credit: harold.lloyd) While we dream of a White Christmas, children in a dusty street dream of shoes to wear While we stuff the turkey and then our bellies, many are digging through garbage for dinner While we share enchanted kisses under the mistletoe, someone…
Twist it again, Nana
December 3, 2015 Leave a Comment
Staring at the shiny orb filled with snowmen sporting colorful hats and scarves and painted on smiles Ayda exclaimed, “Nana, make the music play again!” She sat there balancing on her knees, fascinated by We Wish You a Merry Christmas accompanied by the make believe snow settling down around the frozen friends. I handed her […]
[Continue reading...]Cookies, lists and common sense
December 2, 2015 Leave a Comment
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Chocolate peppermint cookies Today has been a beautiful day in Southwest Florida but I have spent almost all of it inside, with the air conditioner cranked up and Christmas carols on. I spent the day baking and making fudge, then allowed myself to take the time to…
I did it my way
December 1, 2015 2 Comments
The day after Thanksgiving was reserved for putting away fall decorations and putting up all of my Christmas decorations and the tree. I had promised my granddaughter that she could help me and she was excited. My girls were laughing at me because I am so meticulous about everything is done and taking videos of […]
[Continue reading...]Left over cold
November 30, 2015 2 Comments
Okay, I know yesterday, I said to enjoy the leftovers; the sweet memories. However, this morning, when I woke up with achy muscles, swollen glands and a headache, I was not the least bit thankful for the “left-over” cold my eldest brought with her to FL. Her trip was delayed on the way down […]
[Continue reading...]Enjoy the leftovers
November 29, 2015 3 Comments
As I looked in despair at the remaining Ziploc bags and plastic containers of left-overs in my refrigerator today, I thought about just throwing them away. Some of it looks like it’s starting to congeal and we are all to the point where if we never see another green bean casserole that would be fine. […]
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