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January 14, 2018

Feels like a good day for a rerun. Enjoy ! ——————– Long before Walgreens became the giant it is today, it was a corner store& when it first came to my town, we would shop there for miscellaneous this and that’s.Once in awhile, we’d purchase food at Walgreens but, not very often.Food was bought at …

Solivagant

Solivagant

January 10, 2018

I stumbled across a ‘new to me’ word yesterday and it’s quickly becoming a favorite. solivagant & among it’s definitions ‘solitary’ and‘wandering alone’ immediately jumped out to greet me& I thought,Hey Universe ! How perfect is THAT ??!?On the very day I made it back to my beloved walking trail, I discovered a pleasant way to …

Finding Mine

Finding Mine

January 8, 2018

It began many, many moons ago& I really can’t tell you why.I guess I was lost somewhere in the glee. So, yes !!I felt the need to share.Hey, why not ? It’s your birthday !& you know what ??I’m going to hand you some joy. You see, I’m pretty darn certain I was a singer …

Mashed Potatoes

Mashed Potatoes

January 5, 2018

Hungry Heart Actual Words: Got a wife and kids in Baltimore, Jack What I thought Bruce Springsteen said: Got a wife and kids and a bad mortgage Crocodile Rock Actual Words: Oh Lawdy mama those Friday nights What I thought Elton John said: I’m all alone on Friday nights Smells Like Teen Spirit Actual Words: …

Continued C’mons

Continued C’mons

January 4, 2018

A Challenge. A New Year, New Me, we can sooooo do this together Challenge. YaY Starting on January 2, 2017 our lives CAN change !! we declared. Five days per week. 30 pushups 100 sit-ups To be completed in intervals or at once, it’s up to the participant & ok Crunches, leg lifts or squats …

A Thrill of Hope

A Thrill of Hope

December 20, 2017

Oh, how I adore those four, simple words. Powerful lyrics to a most beautiful song& as I listen to ‘O Holy Night’ just one more time, againI am taken back … to Christmas mornings as a child … A nudge,wake up ! wake up ! The realization that yes, it’s TODAY.Excited whispers. Until …until …the …

Middle of Nowhere

Middle of Nowhere

December 16, 2017

My calendar tells me Christmas is a mere nine days from today& with that little tidbit rolling through my brain plus the fact that I may actually, physically have to venture to a store to grab one, maybe two more somethings before the big day arrives ? oy Don’t mind me but, I’m kinda sorta …

Who Knows

Who Knows

December 15, 2017

I love people watching. It’s one of my very favorite things to do, especially when I’m killing time& I had that perfect time, recently, as I was comfortably plopped in an airport, patiently waiting for my plane to arrive. I’m amused by interactions.FamilyFriendsLoved ones or strangers.Hellos and goodbyes.Hurry ups or taking time.Nervous or seasoned.awwwwThey were …

! ! IT’S SNOWING ! !

! ! IT’S SNOWING ! !

December 9, 2017

It happens every year in these parts. Every. Year. Sometimes it’s already here, arriving weeks ago & sometimes it waits and waits until finally, a grand entrance. We never really know when it will happen but, somewhere down the line, it WILL happen. It’s called snow, folks & we really shouldn’t be all that shocked …

It’ll Be AWESOME

It’ll Be AWESOME

December 5, 2017

Seems I am forever babbling about assembling an emergency backpack.Talk Talk Talk.Yap Yap Yap.I’m going to gather this, that and the other thing.I will organize and alphabetize.  I will place my ‘just in case a catastrophe occurs’ backpack in a practical, convenient spot & boy oh boy ! Will I be prepared !I actually started …

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