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As of Sept. 8, 2014
Category Archives: Life
Note: there are several links in this post, to other bloggers who I follow and enjoy. there are many others, but check out the posts I’ve included. Over the nearly two years that I’ve been blogging, I’ve had the good … Continue reading
Oh, Boy.
In the past month I’ve had the honor and pleasure of having reconnected with three young men, who I’ve known since they were boys. All three are friends of my son Middle Man’s, and I got to catch up with … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blog, Blogging, blogs, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Tales From the Motherland, Women, Women's issues, Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged #WPLongform, Awareness, Boys, college, family, Growing up, Musings, parenting, relationships, Tales from the Motherland, writing
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Right, Write, Writer.
Recently a fellow writing friend said something that really threw me off guard, and challenged me to look at myself, my aspirations and my own self doubts. We were discussing publishing, and I was (once again) struggling with decisions about … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Blogging, blogs, Daily Observations, getting published, how blogs work, Life, Musings, My world, Tales From the Motherland, Writing
Tagged blog, blogging, musing, publishing, self-esteem, Tales from the Motherland, Words, Writers, writing
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On Monday, April 15th a bomb went off at the Boston Marathon. The news was stunning; watching it unfold in my home town was surreal. My very first thoughts, instant, when I heard about the explosion, were for a few friends from … Continue reading
Everyone Poops
Note: This post was already in the works, nearly done, when the horrific events in Boston occurred. Boston is my home town and my heart goes out to all of the runners and spectators who were impacted by this terrorist … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Blogging, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Sarcasm, Tales From the Motherland, Writing
Tagged Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Dr. Oz, Everyone Poops, Humor, Kim Jong-un, Poop, self-esteem, Tales from the Motherland, Taro Gomi
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When God Spoke To Me, On The Banzai Pipeline… (Or, A Fall Down the Rabbit Hole)
Note: If know me, or have followed this blog, then you may know that I am not a religious person, that our family is Jewish, and that I am neither Christian nor Jewish. You should also know that I am … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Awareness, Beautiful places, Beauty, Blog, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Life, Musings, My world, Natural beauty, Parenting, road trip, Tales From the Motherland, travel, Writing
Tagged #WPLongform, God, Haleiwa, Hawaii, music, Oahu, Religious experience, Ron Artis, Ron Artis Family Band, Ron Artis Family Gallery, Tales From the Motherlaland, travel
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Moments of Magnificence…
Every day I have a moment of magnificence, that stops my mind from spinning— stops the what if’s; the why didn’t I’s; the I’ve got to’s. Quiets the the he said/she said’s, and the what I wish I’d said’s. The … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Beauty, Blog, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Tales From the Motherland, Writing
Tagged Anxiety, appreciation, Beauty, Depression, Joy, Magnificence, nature, Pacific Northwest, parenting, solitude, Tales from the Motherland
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End Of An Era, Cookie.
This week I had a gulp moment, that blindsided me a little. Frankly, the fact that two of my kids are grown up and mostly out the door (one is way out the door, the other still has dirty laundry … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blog, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Tales From the Motherland, Women, Writing
Tagged aging, Girl Scout cookies, Girl Scouts, Grown up kids, Life changes, mothers, Musings, parenting, Samoas, Tales from the Motherland, Thin mints
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TALES FROM THE MOTHERLAND 