You can see Grandmother’s The American Woman’s Cook Book in our kitchen; tucked away but not hidden. Missing it’s original sleeve, the 1941 edition has a vibrant green hardcover. She wrote her name on the inside cover long ago when she was a young wife. Years later, she lovingly wrote a note to her grandson, […]
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The daily prompt word Bludgeon completely stumped me this morning. How does one write about a word with a background in violence. Thankfully, bludgeon is not part of my day-to-day life; I don’t use it in a sentence often, if ever. Stewing over it while raking mounds of leaves, taking advantage the last warm day
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The moment I saw copycat was today’s daily prompt word, the song was in my head. The verse wasn’t right but that didn’t make a difference as it looped repetitively. In fact the jumbled verse was so persistent that I could no longer remember the actual words. I’m wondering if I might be the only
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It’s been years since we’ve seen trick or treaters on Halloween night, mainly due to changes since our arrival. Across from a large forest, our trees have matured, shrubs grown, the front door down a long dark drive. In reality, it isn’t practical to stop, the neighborhood behind us is large with closely set houses
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The east coast is experiencing a drought1, currently reported as getting only 50% of normal rainfall. We aren’t required to cut back on water usage; instead to be more aware and be conservative. The drought brought up a dish-cussion (little word play) about which is better; the dishwasher or hand-washing. While researching various ways to
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123When Smoke came up as the prompt of the day, I suppressed a little chuckle. There are many avenues to take this prompt post; I’m going to give you the first thing that came to mind. (That’s a lie, it hadn’t left my mind yet, but I digress) WHY? In all honesty, smoke was wafting
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Amazon banned Vermonter’s from their Associates Program in response to Vermont’s online sales tax ruling potential; as reported by NPR. The article comments reveal that many people have lost revenue from this withdrawal, myself included. Reading further, you can see the thought process as people try to game the system; they can’t! I was shocked
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Early spring 2016, moments before an admission was divulged by a meek looking son, bringing life changes. I’ve seen that face before; unsure of what was coming, I braced myself for the announcement that most often left me emotionally spent. I’m sensitive to his feeling and vicariously empathize his feelings and emotions through his experiences.
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There was a time when I wished I worked from home; no longer having to leave the warmth of my bed so early in the morning. I never really thought it would be an option until I hit retirement age, yet here I sit, no longer waking to an alarm. I’ve been forced into early
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