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Escape With a Book and Some Tea

I’m not sure about anywhere else, but in my town in Illinois, school is now in session. Well, not right this very second since it’s 10:00 PM, but you know what I mean, right? Lots of reading, writing and arithmetic. … Continue reading

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Computer Lesson Learned

It’s been over ten years since I bought my computer. It’s not the first one I’ve ever bought, but it’s the first brand new computer. I had rented my first desktop computer and then bought it from the company for … Continue reading

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Let Your Light Shine

It gets pretty dark by my front door. I used to have a light bulb in the porch light but I kept forgetting to turn it off and so the bulb would burn out within a couple of days. You’d … Continue reading

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It’s Not That Time…Yet

For so many people it’s hard to think about aging and all that it entails. Maybe it has never bothered me because I don’t think about it very often. It doesn’t do much good to dwell on the inevitable. We … Continue reading

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Life’s Roller Coaster Rides & Synchronicities

I love my life. Even with it’s emotional roller coaster rides that I sometimes put myself on subconsciously. Here I am, 46 years old, a grandmother of two and now I have a daughter who will bw 18 in less … Continue reading

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Memory of the Heart

A few days ago I took a walk for an appointment I had with the manager of the house I live in. It was about a 45 minute walk and thankfully it was a beautiful day to go. I usually … Continue reading

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Ride or Walk?

My granddaughter is a year old now and the few times that I’ve gone with my son anywhere and if she has been with him, I don’t see a stroller. Well, I don’t think about it much until after I … Continue reading

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No Rush

It’s been quite awhile since I’ve thought about a vacation or any trip for that matter. I’ve still been thinking about going to on my journey to California, but I’ve also had thoughts of somewhere closer. Orlando vacations sounds really … Continue reading

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Beauty in Lights

The name, Designers Fountain Lighting, brings up images of me in my second foster home. I don’t have many memories there because I was there for less than a year. The two saddest memories I have were that my grandfather … Continue reading

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Short and Sweet

It’s almost time for my son, Anthony to begin college. He’s going to be earning his B.A. in computer science. He’s always been pretty independent, even as a small child, which I have mixed feelings about. Being my first, I … Continue reading

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