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August 31, 2026
Wicker ♥ Park

Wicker ♥ Park

HAVE YOU SEEN ??!!?? they ask. It’s BAD. REAL BAD. the storm … August 11 & shhhh, please, shhhhhh, I whisper. I can’t. I won’t. not yet Not. Yet. They’ve closed the park, they continue, who knows when it will reopen … ?? … The Park As if it’s just some random, one of a …

August 30, 2026
Thanks ♥ Mom

Thanks ♥ Mom

A pause of a glance in a grocery store recently, 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, as I always do, whispering, I miss you, Ma. I miss you. ♥ National Calendar informs, today is Grief Awareness Day. …

August 28, 2026
August 11

August 11

I can’t count how many times I’ve stood in front of that living room window and dared Mama Nature with my seriously ?? is that it ?? is that all you’ve got ??!!? or stepped on the back deck to catch those raindrops, feel the energy of a storm coming in. And I can’t count, …

August 27, 2026
It Just So Happens …

It Just So Happens …

Repeated on this National Just Because Day, just because … Destiny. Stars aligned. Never, ever give up. Leap of faith. Million to one. Practical. Analytical. The odds are against. Not a chance. Realistically speaking urgh. Welcome to my brain. It’s tangled up in a mishmash of grrrr. errr.  !! yays !! why nots !! A …

August 25, 2026
BIG HUG, You

BIG HUG, You

Thank YOU, @reviveyourroar, I needed this gem at precisely the moment you shared on Substack WOW & Thank YOU, Sister, for taking the time to USPS a newspaper article you thought I’d enjoy. You were right, I did, as the words of Oh Beautiful truly are the best ever written. & Thank YOU, Daughter, for …

August 24, 2026
Hey :) Kids

Hey :) Kids

As you head back to the classroom, no matter what grade, 1st days usually come with a little bit of anxiety, & that’s ok nervousness is a natural emotion that everyone (even your teacher !!) feels too. Bubbles No worries, you’ll see old friends, you will make new, you’ll learn and explore and enjoy. But …

August 10, 2026
Your ♥ Pics

Your ♥ Pics

A book a day during the month of November is what I vow. Enjoying every darn minute of this classic walk down memory lane is what I’ll do. & to think, I honest to goodness, really truly believed, 1,011 days ago 29 or so … I would accomplish such a gargantuan task in one month. …

August 8, 2026
Under My Sidewalk

Under My Sidewalk

I’m under my sidewalk And here I will stay Maybe a moment Or maybe a day It’s safe and it’s quiet It lends my heart peace Under my sidewalk My happy release I sit and I ponder ’bout life and such things I hide from the noise The world sometimes brings My questions are answered …

August 7, 2026
It’s A Good One

It’s A Good One

I’ve heard my inner voice whisper, on quite a few occasions. And it is, I agree. It really is. & so, I declare, as Husband morning coffee-s his way to waking up, YEP. ! ! It’s A Good One ! ! & sometimes, he’ll read right then and there, most times, he’ll gather a few …

August 5, 2026
Officially Official

Officially Official

Welp, 9549 it’s really happening, forms have been signed, keys handed over and the process of moving from Point A to Point B has officially begun & yep, Maple Drive surreal, it feels, cause, truth be told, I too, never thought I would ever, EVER exit this town. ♥ HOME ♥ Born. Raised. Stay. Stay. …

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