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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Sometimes The Stars Align; And You Get Very Lucky…
I consider myself a lucky person, in ways that really don’t involve pure luck. Those of you who have read this blog for a while, or consistently, know that I have traveled a lot, and done some very cool things. … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Blog, Blogging, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Tales From the Motherland, Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged #WPLongform, getting published, Hard Work, Humor, Lucky, Pacific Northwest Writer's Conference, PNWA, Tales from the Motherland, writing
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It wasn’t a total shot in the dark. Meagan at Hot Pink Underwear and I actually met at a writing course nearly two years ago. It was very brief, but we got along in the short time we met. We … Continue reading
Orange Peel in an Original Mind
This is one of the most empowering, beautifully put posts about body image that I’ve read. Worth sharing!
Posted in Honest observations on many things
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Radio Free… Remember When?
Note: This post in my third contribution to the blog hop: Remember That Time… (this week:) The Radio. Emily and Ashley are hosting this summer ho down, check out the other posts at the bottom of any of their posts. … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blog, Death of parent, Honest observations on many things, Life, Music, Musings, My world, Tales From the Motherland, Teenagers, Writing
Tagged Blog hop, Doobie Brothers, John Denver, Johnny Cash, music, Neil Diamond, New Order, Peter Gabriel, Radio, Tales from the Motherland, Talking Heads, the Cure, the Go Gos
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Note: I wrote this last week, but had other things to post… I just woke up from the strangest… most vivid dream. I wanted to write it down, as it felt so real and so meaningful, and here in that … Continue reading
The Sleep Over
I am participating in Ashley and Emily’s Summer Blog Hop. Their ongoing theme is Remember That Time… an opportunity to draw upon stories from our youth/past. The prompt this week is Remember That Time… You Went to a Sleep Over. … Continue reading
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There’s been a lot of news to chew on lately… stuff that’s hard to store away, and ignore. In a follow up post, I’ve written, I’d like to look at a few other things. But the death last week of … Continue reading
Andrew Pochter: Everyone’s Son
Originally posted on cyclingrandma:
As our nation celebrated its 237th birthday with fireworks, barbeques, parades, retail sales and even a few Declaration of Independence readings, I followed the news in Egypt. This country, with its history extending thousands of years,…
Posted in Honest observations on many things
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The Summer I Got Head…
Ok, if the title grabbed your attention, because you thought I was going out on a limb and sharing salacious details about myself— Sorry. Not the “head” you were expecting, but a memorable summer nonetheless. This post is part of … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Aging, Awareness, Beauty, Blog, blogs, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Summer, summer vacation, Tales From the Motherland, Women, Writing
Tagged #WPLongform, Back when..., Growing up, High School cliques, John Hughes, parenting, summer vacation, Tales from the Motherland
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First World Problems…
First World Problems: It’s a new’ish term that seems to be everywhere lately. I like it. It seems to apply to a lot of things that strike me (sometimes after the fact) as really stupid. Generally, I know, in … Continue reading
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