Just a Happy New Year

I am feeling a tad like the New Years Eve grinch tonight. The fireworks are making all the dogs in my neighborhood bark.  I think they are having a contest to see who can bark the longest and loudest and to see which one can get the last bark in. As for New Years resolutions, […]

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I am mom

From the time you see that soft, wiggly, bawling baby, you fall in love.  You become a fierce protector.  You are mom.  This tiny gift from heaven rocks your world and melts your heart. You vow she will always be safe in your arms, sheltered by your love, kept far away from all evil and […]

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Joy

    The photo challenge this week was to capture “joy”.  There are many photos I could use, but the look in my granddaughter’s eyes said it all.  She loves cake!

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Cookies, lists and common sense

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 deliver some to an elderly couple I haven’t seen in a […]

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Weekly Photo Challenge: One

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Glimmer, don’t Gripe

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 somewhere is suffering violence at the hands of a loved one As we […]

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The lost laces

I began writing this on November 27, 2013 and about two paragraphs in, I got a phone call that my beloved Granny starring in this little story had gone home to heaven.  If you are a follower, you will know I have many posts starring the precious, Granny.  I hope you enjoy this one!   […]

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Weekly Writing Challenge: Collecting Details

The weekly challenge was to remember three details from your day or week and write at least a paragraph containing them.  This is my take on the challenge. The endless blue sky was abundant with birds making the south their home for now and the mild, dry temperature, made it a perfectly beautiful day for […]

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Community

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Oh Christmas tree, MY Christmas tree

This Christmas is a first of sorts for my husband and I.  December 25, 2013 will be our first Christmas as empty nesters. Don’t worry; this post isn’t going to be a sappy one lamenting a dismally quiet household and no one to wake up with us on Christmas morning.  Although we are disappointed that […]

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