Wilhelmine Estabrook's Posts
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December 12, 2009 08:14 AM EST --
Yesterday I threaded a needle. And I only have five little holes in my thumb to prove it. Then I programmed the answering machine. Today I will practice forging my own signature.
Forgive me if I brag, . . .
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December 08, 2009 12:38 PM EST --
Cat fanciers, I need your help. My cat’s gone weird!
For the past few days my cat Tabitha has taken . . .
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December 05, 2009 08:18 PM EST --
It wouldn’t be true to say I suffered a stroke September 1. I didn’t really suffer--except the few times when I raised my arm and my hand came back and hit me in the face, or I tripped or . . .
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October 30, 2009 08:46 PM EDT --
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August 28, 2009 10:46 AM EDT --
White wisps of cloud soften the pale blue sky.
Hollyhocks shiver and tremble in the breeze
Rows upon rows of sunflowers march backwards
Up the hill--pretty ladies in matching . . .
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August 15, 2009 10:55 AM EDT --
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a story on Gather. Where to start….. ?
Let’s go back to early May, when I decided I needed to have a dog-run built.
I had several . . .
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July 16, 2009 09:37 AM EDT --
There are a lot of times when I can sit down and write something funny about my life and, believe me, a lot of weird things have been happening and I’ll come back to that another day.
My sad news . . .
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June 19, 2009 04:13 PM EDT --
At last my little book CONFESSIONS OF AN UNREPENTANT RHYMESTER has been published. . . .
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May 14, 2009 06:55 AM EDT --
Thirty days, thirty stories was the goal I set for myself back in April, and today's essay will be the last one for . . .
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May 13, 2009 05:59 AM EDT --
It will soon be four years since my brother Joe Estabrooks (1936-2005) died of brain cancer. His death was the darkest day . . .
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May 12, 2009 07:13 AM EDT --
It has been said that best things in life are free. I am sure this is true. Love, fresh air, good health, peace of mind, . . .
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May 11, 2009 06:21 AM EDT --
I don't care for sports. Although in my younger years I swam, roller and ice skated, skied, snow-shoed, . . .
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May 10, 2009 06:01 AM EDT --
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May 09, 2009 05:41 AM EDT --
All her life she had been invisible. Her eyes were neither gray nor blue, her dull brown hair was neither short . . .
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May 08, 2009 05:56 AM EDT --
I'm feeling a bit scattered this morning so, herewith, some word soup. (900 words to be exact.)
= = = = = = . . .
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May 07, 2009 04:36 AM EDT --
(800 words)
"Have you been laying eggs on my desk all week?"
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May 06, 2009 06:51 AM EDT --
Nothing disappoints me as much as a broken promise. Although I know it is silly for me to take it personally, I still . . .
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May 05, 2009 07:13 AM EDT --
Awaking late this morning, a whole hour late in fact, I instantly ran into a number of roadblocks. Someone was already in the washroom . . .
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May 04, 2009 06:59 AM EDT --
Why is it so many women, despite taking the responsibility for the care, feeding and perpetuation of the whole human race, so often consider themselves . . .
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May 03, 2009 07:32 AM EDT --
Even before I could spell the word appreciation, I had a strong attraction to trees. I climbed them, swung from them and hid behind . . .
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