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September 7, 2023
♥ 548 ♥

♥ 548 ♥

I’ve bragged. ♥ 56 ♥ I’ve promised. ♥ 16 ♥ I’ve shared pics and calculations. I’ve coaxed. Thanks, People I’ve informed. A feel good moment, I have guaranteed. & then, I stopped. I. Stopped. Why ?? I’m not sure, but 1,oo1 excuses, I’m quite certain, I’ve made, until this question & this declaration entered my …

September 6, 2023
readreadreadreadread

readreadreadreadread

I’ve been reminded by those who know things, today is National Read A Book Day & yep I’m here to encourage, please ! read ! ! read ! ! read ! to your little somebodies. They’ll love it, you’ll love it and yay. YaY And if you’ve not yet heard of the stories I’ve written …

September 5, 2023
My Music Thingie

My Music Thingie

Yesterday, I shared I Am Music & promised the other half of this fantastic story today. But to understand where I’m coming from, Everywhere Concrete Smiley Guy you have to know where I’ve been. & the songs on this teeny, tiny, music thingie were with me all along, they carried me, they offered hope, at …

September 4, 2023
I Am Music

I Am Music

Pulled from my 2017 archives. But since today is a holiday, relax, have fun and I’ll tell you the rest of this amazing story tomorrow … Enjoy. ! ♥  !! Some would call it a dinosaur, and I suppose they’d be right. I’ve had ‘my music thingie’ for a very long while. It was a …

September 3, 2023
My. Something.

My. Something.

As a child, I would sit in that building and wonder, just wonder. & sure, I knew all the prayers, rituals. I recited and practiced them daily. But things just never felt right to me there, as if I was missing something. Some. Thing. Through my teens, 20s, 30s, I faithfully continued & through it all, …

September 2, 2023
Today’s Song

Today’s Song

I think I’ll write a song today A simple, happy tune To add a bit of loveliness with cheers, for what might bloom I think I’ll sing this song today For those who care to hear Reminders of this gift we live my anthem, bright and clear I think I’ll share this song today Place …

September 1, 2023
& A Half

& A Half

Remember when half birthdays were a really BIG deal ?? 6 months !! 3 and a half !! 7 and 1/2 !! 10 1/2 !! weeeeeee. Somewhere down the line, maybe in my 30’s ?? maybe 40 … I kinda, sorta lost that excitable vibe and as I sit in the quiet of this a.m. …

August 31, 2023
You. Just. Never. Know.

You. Just. Never. Know.

Just in case you haven’t noticed this about me … Yep. It’s true. I’m a sucker. For a fundraiser. For a good cause. For a down on your luck, sob story. For a Hey buddy, can you spare a dime … For only five dollars and we’ll hit our goal You name it. I’ll believe it. …

August 30, 2023
Thanks ♥ Mom

Thanks ♥ Mom

A brief, pause of a glance in a grocery store yesterday and dang, I thought it was her. It wasn’t, of course. It couldn’t be. And as my eyes welled, my heart ached, I carried on, like I always do, whispering, I miss you, Ma. I miss you. ♥ National Calendar informs, today is Grief Awareness …

August 29, 2023
Missing Out

Missing Out

Oh, FOMO We’ve been crossing paths a lot lately, during conversations, in a book I happen to be reading, a movie I watched, so much so, I figured it’s a nudge from the universe, to write down exactly how I feel  … & if you, loyal reader, have hung around these parts long enough, you might recall …

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