Yesterday I went to a luncheon and they gave out those little raffle tickets. The fellow handed me mine and said, "Here's the winning ticket." A dubious assumption. I never win anything. I am always the one who graciously claps...

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Who might you ask? My lovely friend Jerusha. She does love me. She let me know yesterday that she put a little something in the mail to me on Saturday. I was damn nearly giddy as a 6 year old...

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Yesterday was, for all intensive purposes, delightful. I needed a delightful day. I have been working incredibly hard and get very stressed out during the week. My weekend is the only salvation of my sanity. I have intentionally NOT gone...

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I cast my ballot at a church by my house this morning because I like the whole ritual and tradition of going out with a group of people to exercise our rights as citizen to be part of democracy. I...

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Settled in with a good cup of tea. This is going to be a long one. I know I have been remiss in my blogging duties. It's been a long few months with many ups and downs. I know that...

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