“Matlock has a gift for telling what she calls ‘the secret lives of ordinary people.’”
~Detroit Free Press
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Home Sweet Home, at last
Let me just say that moving a household, after nearly twenty-five years in one place, half way across the country, is not an endeavor for sissies. Obviously I’m a bold woman–I’m also moving my blog, again. There’s nothing like staying at home for real comfort. ~Jane Austen I had thought we would be settled at…
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The Art of Daydreaming
Originally published March 23, 2009 Shush, woman daydreaming. Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits. ~Satchel Paige. I still, after all these years, tend to feel guilty for my strong requirement for time alone to do nothing other than daydream. The world worships goals and productivity. One does not see books with…
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Quick, Hand Me a Bounty
I need a Bounty paper towel-the quicker picker-upper, you know, for the bigger messes. I started out blogging here on WordPress.com well over a year ago. Then stopped, then started again, and with new enthusiasm, decided that having my blog at my own URL was the way to go. I have forgotten now why I…
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Not That Anybody Asked– ‘The Queen’
‘The Queen’ has been out since 2006 and received rave reviews and garnered an Oscar Award as best actress for Helen Mirren, but I just last night got around to seeing it. DH bought the DVD for me for Christmas, and we thoroughly enjoyed watching it on our big screen (to think I hated that enormous ugly…
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One Tiny Thought
Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words; they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. Everything starts with a thought, and then comes a word. Last night I had one of those quick little thought…
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New Year Dream List
My friend e-mailed me: “Did you make your list? You know– your list of desires for the coming year? Five things. Now don’t forget!” From across the miles I could see my friend’s stern expression urging me. She punctuated her message with testimony of dreams having come true and with the quote: If one…
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