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5 Minute Friday Writing Prompt: Moment

  Fellow writers and readers, I am giving the 5 Minute Friday Writing Prompt with Kate a second try.  Last week was my first FMF post and those of us participating wrote to the word leave.  Today’s word is moment.  In pondering this prompt, I just kept thinking about how everything can change in a […]

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Tell Us About 08.2023: Imagination

Morning glories!  This month my “Tell Us About” co-hosts are getting together to write to Suzy’s theme – imagination.  I have just recently joined this great gaggle of gals in hosting this creative writing challenge.  Tell Us About invites bloggers to respond to a different prompt on the third Thursday of the month.  We are […]

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5 Minute Friday Writing Prompt: Leave

  Fellow writers and readers, I am giving the 5 Minute Friday Writing Prompt with Kate a try.  A rather unsuccessful try for my first go-round as my timer went off before I had written the word ‘leave’ a single time in my paragraph.  Clearly, I am going to have to work on this a […]

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Where Bloggers Live 06.2023: Collections & Collectibles

  Howdy sweet friends-o-mine!! Thanks for stopping by for this month’s Where Bloggers Live 06.2023: Collections & Collectibles. This month finds us sharing the things we collect.  Those precious treasures we have picked up along life’s journey.  This post is going to long on pictures and short on words because I am worn slick.  Wasn’t […]

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The World Through My Lens 03.2023

Shutterbugs and photo-lovin’ friends glad to have you join me for The World Through My Lens 03.2023.  Today I am sharing my snapshots for the March prompts provided by my blogging buddy Terry at Second Wind Leisure Perspectives.  Terry hosts the one-prompt-a-week Sunday Stills monthly photo challenge.  For the winter season, I also created my […]

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The World Through My Lens 02.2023

Shutterbugs and photo-lovin’ friends glad to have you join me for The World Through My Lens 02.2023.  Today I am sharing my snapshots for the January and February prompts provided by my blogging buddy Terry at Second Wind Leisure Perspectives.  Terry hosts the one-prompt-a-week Sunday Stills monthly photo challenge.  This season I also created my […]

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09.29.2023 Recheck after last week's surgery. This 09.29.2023 Recheck after last week's surgery. This boy is worn slick. 

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09.14.2023 Enjoying scrapbooking even more these d 09.14.2023 Enjoying scrapbooking even more these days with my @cricut Joy. Thank you, @lauren_buendia for the Joy and the grandbabies.  Thank you, @brennynalexis for the grandbabies. I love you guys. 
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09.08.2023 Time for another Where Bloggers Live. T 09.08.2023 Time for another Where Bloggers Live. This time, we are peeking into our luggage. Our suitcases. Our valises, valisi?

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09.07.2023 May have to change Purrcival's name...h 09.07.2023 May have to change Purrcival's name...he's been stirring up a lot of TROUBLE this week. 

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