NaNoWriMo has seriously inhibited our movie watching. We have a pile of movies from NetFlix and Blockbuster online that are languishing on the entertainment center, many of them from the list of movies every writer should see that I copied … Continue reading
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Poker Moves
Beautiful day in the neighborhood
I love Mr. Rogers and I love my neighbors and friends. Yesterday, these wonderful people reminded me about goodness. First, a couple in our mobile homepark came up a way to raise money for new playground equipment down at the … Continue reading
30 Years Ago
Today is my youngest child’s 30th birthday. In our family, we have a birthday tradition of telling a story about the person, a warm or fun memory. I’m going to tell the longish tale of Raleigh’s birth. Each birth story … Continue reading
Etc.
No blog entry yesterday. I was out of the house early to pick up Huck & Nell. The annual turkey slaughter was taking place at their house, and I’d asked to take part in the event. Having read The Omnivore’s … Continue reading
The Pruning Lady
When I work with my son-in-law’s landscape maintenance company, he and his staff call me the pruning lady. I like this title, because it has a kind of Mary Poppin’s flare, but the truth is I’m really a novice pruner, … Continue reading
Disclaimer
Cindy would like readers to know that I asked her to TELL me when I have bad breath or B.O. and she adds that I had very sweet breath yesterday 🙂ph
Odd Couple
We spent the weekend with Cindy’s family, celebrating three birthdays: two nephews and her mom. Saturday evening we took a trip to the Indian Casino to mark the 21st birthday of one nephew. Imagine the scene, especially on a weekend: … Continue reading
Imagine
Last week while at the library, I was thumbing through a Writer magazine and came across a list of 10 movies writers should see. All of the films were thought by the list-maker to cultivate imagination and creativity. I scribbled … Continue reading
Take me out to the ballgame
I’m not much of a sports fan, but as a teacher I learned it was very helpful to be up on what was happening in major sports like baseball and football (and sometimes soccer and tennis and golf). It really … Continue reading
Poker Face
I’m a newbie Texas Holdem player and what I love as much if not more than the game is the language of the game. When I don’t make it to my local Friday night game, my poker garu sends me … Continue reading