Category: Writing
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The Little Beast
It has been over a month now and Gabby is still stroller bound fighting a foot infection. I’m beginning to think she is enjoying all of this extra attention and thinks that as long as she wears her Minion sock she can continue to go shopping and be carried everywhere. After informing the vet that…
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Time To Study Up On The 2018 World Cup
Now that the hockey and basketball seasons have wrapped up, it’s time to study up on the 2018 World Cup teams beginning their games in Russia on June 14th. I become a soccer fan every four years for the World Cup and my limited knowledge of the teams and players results in me following a…
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Stanley Cup Final
I‘m always sad to see the NHL season coming to a close, but I’m very excited about the Stanley Cup Final beginning tonight between the Washington Capitals and Vegas Golden Knights. I love the great story surrounding the Golden Knights, who had the worst odds last June at 150-1 to win the 2018 Stanley Cup,…
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Definitely Not Hoodie Weather!
You might have heard that it’s been rather cold this January and some days I wonder why it feels like it takes me until spring to figure out how to dress for the weather. When I went to the park over the weekend, I did have a coat on over my hoodie but had not…
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Weathered Layers
They had weathered many storms together, each one slightly eroding the strength of their roots, exposing another layer of broken promises and leaving little strength to pick-up the broken pieces. The paper-thin strands of bark matched the paleness of her shaking hands as she leaned against the old birch and wondered when the next storm…
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Lingering Flame Of Summer
Gracefully standing in the flower bed as autumn winds gently caress her glowing petals, the Stella de Oro daylily begins dancing through the air. The ballad of autumn matches her beat with a cascading mixture of rustling leaves, the sweet melody of birds singing and the drumbeat of acorns raining down. The last lingering flame…
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An Early Peek At Autumn
An early peek at autumn began last week with a little color appearing in the trees, the arrival of fall fashion magazines and the TV Guide’s fall sneak peek. This little fellow was wondering if the solar eclipse was arriving early, but it was only the change in the summer afternoon shadows. The water lily…
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Bird Watching On The Lake
The sky was beautiful as the sun periodically dipped behind the clouds. The swans were sleeping. The great blue heron was having a good fishing day, but appeared to blame me when he hadn’t caught a fish for a short period of time and expressed his disgust as he flew by. The osprey made a…
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