Sweeping up the pieces of a broken heart

January 27, 2022
heartbreak
In most of the novels I've read about men leaving their wives, the spurned wife with a broken heart wants to kill herself. It says a lot about me that when my...
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When denial is not a river in Egypt

January 25, 2022
denial
Careful is my middle name. It's also been my mantra for the entire two years (so far) of the pandemic. I really care that we all get through this alive and that we...
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You’d be barking at the moon, too, if you were a dog!

January 20, 2022
Fellow dog lovers who love heartwarming tales (and tails!), this post is for YOU!   Reasons you want to read this book: Your dog has been seen barking at the...
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Pondering the tender beauty of loss and discovery

January 19, 2022
discovery
Age brings with it the gift of history, the ability to look back over decades and see how the chapters of our life unveiled and, if we're lucky, to see the meaning of...
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Go to sleep. Ok, go the f*** to sleep!

January 18, 2022
go-to-sleep
Commenters on a Washington Post story  about insomnia had some good suggestions to help us go to sleep. Some were actually new to me--and I thought I'd heard every...
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Drove my Chevy to the levee

January 16, 2022
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry. ~American Pie The other day I had a long update message from someone I knew 50 years ago. Half a century! A deep...
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How to make lemon ice cream from fresh lemons

January 15, 2022
lemon-ice-cream
Lemon Ice Cream Two Ways (One with an ice cream maker and one without!) My wonderful bestie used lemons from our trees to make a yummy, creamy lemon ice cream. Since...
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How badly do you want the cheese?

January 14, 2022
risk
One thing I've learned from life is that it all boils down to risk: the amount we're willing to tolerate and also the type. How badly do you want the cheese? It's...
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When misery loves company

January 12, 2022
misery-loves
The other day I realized that I knew people who only showed up when I had something challenging going on in my life.  Even the appearance of something challenging...
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How I rid myself of social media anxiety

January 11, 2022
social-media-anxiety
"...we still need to discuss this. We live in this world together.... ...so what is this conversation really about?" ~Wagechi Mutu in an interview. This one is...
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