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It Was Not The Gift of The Magi

(I don’t know what you’ve read but as an English major I am forever required to allude.) Early in the holiday season, The Mister sent me a link to a groovy watch he thought Bubba would like. I said, “Ooh!” and clicked … Continue reading

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SoCS — This & That

This morning I was awakened by The Mister stroking my back. That made for sweet distraction from the weather that lives in my left arm. It swears snow or rain will be coming soon. My phone disagrees, but the laptop says the barometer’s … Continue reading

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Moo & Beethoven Go Way Back

I’ve told many a story about the antics of Moo, so those of you who’ve been reading me a long time are aware that the care and keeping of Moo has always been challenging for us. Moo was a colicky … Continue reading

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It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere

I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving and my birthday yesterday. I sure enjoyed it. I’m going to ramble a bit, a lil nonsense never hurt anyone, right? So, first of all, my in-laws went to Granny’s and we … Continue reading

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Learning To Ride a Bike

You know those memes about first kid, second kid, etc? Here’s one: People who take care of smaller people all day do like to utilize their intellect for something, and may well perform psychological experiments on the job. Over the years … Continue reading

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#Thursday Doors — Local

I’d love to have a #ThursdayDoors post every week, but I just don’t see interesting doors around here. I do look. I said to The Mister, “Everywhere has the same doors. Oh sure, they’re different colors, or the panels are … Continue reading

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One-Liner Wednesday — Dog Vocabulary

My FIL came in and said, “Boy, it’s hot out! I had to come in, I was just BAKIN!” Sadie immediately ran to him and sat before him, her eyes pleading, “Bacon? Where?” One-Liner Wednesdays are brought to you by LindaGHill

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How The Mister Learned to Lie

Following the prank The Mister and Sassy pulled on me earlier this week, this is The Mister’s story of how his father taught him to lie. Your Joey is merely the typist. During a taffy-selling fundraiser for my school my kindergarten year, I walked around the … Continue reading

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On the Floor

Robin at witlessdatingafterfifty shared this lovely post today, with the prompt of “Are there any similar paths you have taken or places you have chosen to be cuddling up to your loved one? Any memories of dangerous situations which may be … Continue reading

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Nonsense

My mother had this way of speaking with me at home: “Guess what I drew today?” “I don’t know, what did you drawded?” If that hurts your ears, stop here. We went heels after our toes and we minded our … Continue reading

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