Archive for the Thoughts Category

Don't Buck Valentine's Day Traditions

When I think of Valentine’s Day, I think of diamonds, chocolates, and flowers as acceptable gifts.  Maybe a girl can’t have all three on one occasion, but seriously, any one of the three is a truly suitable gift.  The diamonds remind her that the affections of her

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Christmas comes but once a year….

And so this is Christmas… I remember this song by John Lennon.  It was a sort of dreary song for this time of year.   The Vietnam war was over, (published in 1971).   The melody and words are in stark contrast to the commercialization of this season.  Everywhere

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Consignment shopping

Went down the street to my local consignment shop in hopes of finding a holiday sweater.  I hate to spend a good deal of money on something I will wear off and on for a month. I found something that was suitable, but it was the wrong

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Set up for failure?

Have you ever felt that you had been set up?  I mean, everything orchestrated so that you would mess up and fail?  And has this been done under the guise of ‘friendship?’ I believe that I have witnessed such machinations in the past, and I believe I

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Grandmotherly musings on Black Friday

It is the day after Thanksgiving, and I am listening to the sounds of very little people.  These little people happen to be my youngest grandsons.   The youngest is in the crib next to me.  He is eight months old.  He has been cooing for the last

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