Saturday, after the Flag Day ceremony, I went to our local Farmer’s Market with my friend, Maureen B. We sauntered up and down the rows, eying lavish displays of produce, gawking at the size of radishes and Walla Walla Sweet Onions (just for you, Kanzen!). They looked as though they’d been exposed to nuclear radiation […]
Monthly Archives: June 2014
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It was dark with that dawn chill as I walked to my car, with light just possibly gracing the sky, stars fading, utter quiet, the grass wet with early morning dew, soft sounds of birds just waking, requiring headlights still as I pulled out of the space and began…
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This was a week for the topic of good and honorable men, the need for them and the recognition of just how badly such men are needed. This post is long overdue. Back in December 2012, when I first began this blog, I drafted a post on how men…
If you haven’t been paying attention, you should be. Iraq is falling to a group commonly referred to as ISIS or ISIL. That’s an acronym for Islamic State in Iraq and/or Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. So far, two major cities have fallen and ISIS is on the march towards Baghdad. They are […]
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A Father, Daughter & a Dog story by Catherine Moore “Watch out! You nearly broad sided that car!” My father yelled at me. Those words hurt worse than blows. I turned my head toward the elderly man in the seat beside me, daring me to challenge him. A lump…
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A friend sent me this poem by “Anonymous” and it has grown its own urban legend. The man could be from anywhere and the story changes, some versions have a woman, some have him here in the States and others in Australia. He could be from anywhere and still…
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My father has been gone since 1981, when he died at age 58 and I was 26. I wrote of him here, which was of a serious bent. The thing about families that make them so rich are the stories that don’t make the news. It is my favorite…
This is an important weekend for traditionalists. Tomorrow, June 14, is the United States Flag Day. I’ve only missed it once and that was last year. Tomorrow I’ll be out and about by 9:00 a.m. (the reality is I say that, so I’ll leave by 9:15 a.m.). Our little town, Federal Way, Washington always celebrates […]
Alright, I know many of you will snarl at that title. For the first time in my life, I bought a weight scale, which arrived today. Stats: Height: Just shy of 5’3″; Weight: 78.2 lbs. Here’s the deal: I have one of the highest and fastest metabolisms. I lose weight if I sit still and […]
A friend of mine named Lea found this and posted it on her FaceBook with this message: “REIMAN’S HARLEY-DAVIDSON 623 North Main Street, Kewanee, IL 61443 (888) 713-8407- a real business worth supporting and I found their website: http://www.reimanshd.com/index.htm ” Read the whole thing…. Thank you, C. Dennis Packee of Reiman’s Harley-Davidson – well done! […]
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