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10 on the 10th 07.2022: 10 Things I Love About Summer

  Peaceful Sunday to you, ladybugs, and welcome to 10 on the 10th 07.2022.  For today’s edition we are sharing the top 10 things we love (or hate??) about summer.  It’s been a couple of months since I participated in this, my own series!!  But my dear friend Marsha from Marsha in the Middle has […]

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Where Bloggers Live 07.2022: Dream(ing) Vacation

Beach babes, thanks for stopping by for this month’s Where Bloggers Live 07.2022:  Dream(ing) Vacations.  This month, the gals and I are sharing our dream vacations – past, present and future – with you.  PC and I have agreed that ‘summer vacation 2022’ will be weekends in our own backyard.  With maybe a weekend getaway […]

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Sentence a Day 06.2022

  Welcome, sweet chums, to Sentence a Day 06.2022 – my monthly review of life in one run-on sentence a day. When I stepped away from blogging this spring, I got off track on my SaD posts, too.  But I missed writing them and having them to revisit.  Have used them time and again to […]

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My Summer 2022 Bucket List

Amigas, thank you for joining me for my summer 2022 bucket list reveal.  Yup, I do realize summer began almost a week ago now.  To be honest I am still not back to blogging on a regular basis.  And wasn’t sure I wanted to create a summer bucket list because then there’s that self-imposed pressure […]

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Duke’s Mixture 06.09.2022: Thankful Thursday & More

Sweet friends, it’s the first of the month (kinda), which means it’s time for Duke’s Mixture 06.09.2022.  In this edition, I am joining my friends Rebecca at Knit by God’s Hand and Jennifer at All 4 Boys for Thankful Thursday.  I am also joining Anne at In Residence again for her monthly Currently link-up…albeit a […]

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My Wellness Journey 05.2022

Bienvenidos to my wellness journey 05.2022, friends.  Today’s post is the fourth installment of my monthly journey toward achieving improved health and wellness for the year, and for life.  I stepped away from blogging during part of April and much of May.  This post reflects how I progressed on my wellness journey during that time. […]

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02.02.2023 So glad I went silver. #silverhairdont 02.02.2023 So glad I went silver. 
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02.02.2023 Joining @rebeccajoknits for Sentence a 02.02.2023 Joining @rebeccajoknits for Sentence a Day and #thankfulthursday . A month full of looong, run-on sentences outlining my first 31 days of the year. 

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01.30.2023 Finally getting my #wintergoals & #wint 01.30.2023 Finally getting my #wintergoals & #winterbucketlist down on 'paper.' It is still winter, right? High of 68*F here yesterday. 

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01.28.2023 Winter 2023 photo challenge...my beauti 01.28.2023 Winter 2023 photo challenge...my beautiful Cami Jean in pink represents the prompt 'feminine.' Camila has become infatuated with all things 'ballina' since seeing The Nutcracker at Christmas. Her Gabba loves ballet, too.

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01.27.2023 Playing at Gabba's house with all the o 01.27.2023 Playing at Gabba's house with all the old toys their mama played with. 

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01.22.2023 They didn't give a letter jacket back i 01.22.2023 They didn't give a letter jacket back in '75 when I was a high school senior and editor of the Bartlett High School literary magazine "The Scribe." 

So I bought my own letter jacket at @hm . So what if it isn't in the school colors. And comes 47 years late. @oldnavy overalls (had my last pair that same senior year '74-'75) and @kohls
lilac turtleneck. 

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