Monthly Archives: May 2014

Weekly Photo Challenge” Split-Second Story

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Gail

This week’s photo challenge: Split-Second Story     Gail ♥

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Do You Remember These?

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Gail

  I came across something very special tonight while going through a drawer.  My parents gave me this transistor radio in 1967 for my 8th birthday and I thought I had died and gone to heaven.  I remember thinking it … Continue reading →

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Sad

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Gail

This afternoon, I went outside to finally plant some petunias in my concrete planters out in the front of my house.  Yes, I’m late this year.   When I approached the planter close to my driveway, I spotted something brown lying … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Work of Art

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Gail

The Weekly Photo Challenge is titled “Work of Art.” Earlier this week, I was at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in Indiana.  I loved the way the peacocks had the run of the zoo.  Such beautiful animals!!!  We saw several males … Continue reading →

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Speaking the Truth

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Gail

As usual, Mother’s Day this year made me naturally think about my mother more.  She’s been gone for 7 years which still doesn’t seem possible.  For some reason, recently I remembered a time when I had lied to my mother … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Spring!

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Gail

This week’s photo challenge is to depict the season of spring.     Gail ♥

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Pick Me Up

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Gail

The daily prompt:  What is the one word or phrase that immediately cheers you up when you hear it?     When my father passed away 20 years ago, I did not deal with my grief very well.  Several months after … Continue reading →

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The Dream Visit

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Gail

For those of  you who read my blog regularly, you have heard me speak a lot about my geriatric cat, Bigfoot, who I had to have euthanized 8 months ago. I’ve also written that Bigfoot’s death hit me every bit … Continue reading →

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Going Obsolete

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Gail

Today’s daily prompt:  Of all the technologies that have gone extinct in your lifetime, which one do you miss the most? There’s a lot I miss from the “good ole days.”  But the first thing that came to mind after … Continue reading →

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