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Category Archives: Life
Houston, I Have a Problem.
Yesterday I decided to address some “projects” that have been bugging me for years months. Constantly nagging in the back of my mind: the guest room closets, the family room pantry, my “office,” which has clearly become a dumping ground. … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Sarcasm, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged change, collecting, health, hoarders, Humor, letting go, Tales from the Motherland
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Golden. Call me Oscar.
I can not deny it, I am an Oscar junky. I have watched them every year, since I was a young kid. Never miss them, even if I’m out of the country and have to record them. I record them … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Writing
Tagged Academy Awards, costumes, entertaining, fun, HDSA, Huntington's Disease, Oscar party, Oscars, parties, Party food, Tales from the Motherland
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Stink, Stank, Stunk… but Oh the Fun of It All!
<– (The gang, at the top of the Crystal Chair. Goggles in place to protect privacy. I’m far right. Good looking pants don’t really help, but they can see me coming down) I’ve come to think of myself as someone … Continue reading
The Middle… How it Went; 25 and a Day.
Who knew that one blog, besides the the one that was Freshly Pressed (Grass is Always Greener…), could pull in so many hits! In 24 hours, my last post, about my 25th wedding anniversary (Understatements of a Quarter Century, or … Continue reading
Understatements of the Quarter Century… Or, My Funny Valentine.
<– We are not that Valentine’s couple! This post could be called either of those two titles, because both so absolutely apply to the topic: my twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, which is February 14, 2012. Yep, Valentine’s wedding; and not at … Continue reading
Ode to Girl Interrupted
Note: First: I am aware that this is not truly and Ode. I’ve used that title three times now, and all three have not been formal Odes. Whatever. Second: If you don’t know a lot about Judaism, there are … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blogging, Daily Observations, Death of parent, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Sarcasm, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged Conversion, Judaism, loss, mother-daughter relationships, Orthodox Jews, parenting, relationships, Tales from the Motherland, when kids choose a different path
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The Middle… Anyone Know How to Recycle Teeth?
So, the warning: The following content is not for everyone. I’m sure someone (or more than one) will find parts of this thoughtless, disrespectful, or offensive. Strangely, that is my life right now and that’s what I write about. So, … Continue reading
Pinch Me.
Note: I apologize. There was a time, not so long ago, when I rarely left the house without my camera. Technology has made me lazy. I even thought about taking my trusty SLR with me, but walked out without it. … Continue reading
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