Tag: musings
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August 15, 2006 06:25 PM EDT --
My mother and grandmother always had a bacon grease jar/can on their stove. They poured the drippings from bacon into the jar. My mom's was a silver metal and it had the word Grease on the front . . . more
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February 28, 2007 12:42 PM EST --
In my previous article, Rare Allurement, I posted part of an old poem that was found on an old cabin door. The author of this timeless poem is unknown but I imagine it was someone who loved his time . . . more
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March 18, 2007 03:50 AM EDT --
Are you a woman over 55? I would like to know what makes you tick. What are you doing with your life? Are you content with where you are or would you like to be in another place? . . . more
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March 21, 2007 12:58 AM EDT --
I will take this bold step and ask you what you did today, the First Day of Spring. It is a day that I usually celebrate in some fashion. I did at least burn sage and light a candle I . . . more
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April 04, 2007 06:12 PM EDT --
Do you read palms? I would love to know what you see in the lines of my palm. Thank you. Salud.
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February 11, 2008 12:54 PM EST --
Greetings folks:
I am a woman who always wears unique clothes. My closet is filled with clothes my dear Aunt Angelica designed and created. They are timeless and I often wear them. . . . more
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March 24, 2008 12:24 PM EDT --
Have any of you ever put a message into a bottle? You printed your name and address, screwed on the cap or corked it and threw it into the water. Then, you forgot about . . . more
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August 01, 2008 09:55 PM EDT --
On Monday, July 29th I realized that nearly a year had passed since my 50th birthday. The next day I would be 51-years old. I then realized that I didn't fulfill my promise to myself . . . more
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August 06, 2008 11:51 PM EDT --
I can remember the day my Grandma took this picture. I was sitting on the window seat, waiting for my Daddy to come home from the Navy, intently watching the street below. I could see the whole . . . more
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August 08, 2008 12:40 PM EDT --
The Best of Everything is having one of those days : This appeared there first:
Sometimes, I have to take a break from blogging and writing and watching " The Airborne Toxic Event" . . . more
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August 06, 2008 07:40 PM EDT --
Lily sat on the window seat and looked at the rosebud Grandma had given her from the garden. Grandma had told her she could put it in the button hole on Daddy's jacket when he got here. . . . more
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November 19, 2006 05:21 PM EST --
Of all the hundreds of variations in Biblical content, there is one glaring mistranslation that has had the most profound effect on the most people over the longest period of time. . . . more
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November 24, 2006 06:29 AM EST --
A couple of days ago an article on Gather re-told the story of the birth of Christ in a manner that was vulgar and verged on the obscene. I am a devout Hindu and Christian beliefs are nowhere near the . . . more
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May 12, 2006 10:40 AM EDT --
Slowly he trod over the barren sand, in search of his prey. His finely tuned instincts born from centuries of breeding at full-force. He was a German Shorthair Pointer by God. The world's greatest . . . more
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June 04, 2006 08:25 AM EDT --
In a dream, she walks to me. Her eyes glistening in a darkened room. There is history between our two souls but I don't know her name.
We pause before we touch. The pain melts away as fingers intertwine. . . . more
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July 05, 2006 12:51 PM EDT --
To write or not to write. That is the dilemma which has troubled me recently.
When I came to gather, I never imagined that I would end up writing for the "Jerry Springer Show" contestants. Yet . . . more
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July 24, 2006 10:05 PM EDT --
It's been raining all day. My mind is almost as mildewed as the porch rocker cushions. I am sitting here thinking about my name. I was named Maria Ana after my Aunt Maria Louisa and . . . more
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October 01, 2006 11:41 PM EDT --
I would like to be a better writer. I know I don't have the vocabulary. It would take too long to really increase my vocabulary and I know I won't take the time to try. I have always felt that . . . more
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December 27, 2006 08:16 PM EST --
Finally after much searching, my parents found a house on a rural dirt road. It was formerly owned by a school teacher named Mrs. Cook. She had lots of cats and the house reeked with the smell.Mom put . . . more
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January 19, 2007 11:33 PM EST --
Everyone has been flooding my mailbox with reasons they are leaving or considering leaving, or why someone else is leaving. I felt I'd just advertise my opinion to everyone. You don't need to feel . . . more
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