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Rediscovering Life after Retirement

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      Crafting and cookery and other creative Did It Myself endeavors.
  • Family
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    • Family and Friends
      Doing what I love with those I love most.
  • Fashion
    forays
    • Fashion Forays
      Revamping myself from the outside in.
  • Life
    and style
    • Life and Style
      Adventures from various chapters in my life – past, present, future.
  • Love
    yourself
    • Love Yourself
      Rediscovering who I am and my journey along the way.
  • Reviews
    and reflection
    • Reviews and Reflection
      Book, movie, product reviews and reflections.

July 30, 2016

TGIFTF: Thank Goodness, It’s Fairy Tale Friday

  Hello and happy Friday… Fairy Tale Friday! It’s been awhile since I’ve shared a favorite fairy tale with you. We are going to remedy that right now. I am highlighting two of Marilyn Singer’s reverso poetry books, to-day. You are going to love them. I first became acquainted with reverso poetry when Singer’s book […]

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March 11, 2016

TGIFTF, Thank Goodness, It’s Fairy Tale Friday: Everything I Need To Know About LOVE

Hello, my fairy tale-lovin’ friends! It has been awhile since I have done a TGIFTF post, in fact, I have just fallen off the band wagon completely with posting some of the things I enjoy writing about best. I thought things would settle down so that I could get back to a routine this month, […]

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December 11, 2015

TGIFTF: Thank Goodness, It’s Fairy Tale Friday, Holiday Edition

Mirror, mirror, on the wall Who’s the silliest blogger of all? I am, on most days. But haven’t felt silly and goofy lately. Too busy and too tired! Thank Goodness, it’s fairy tale Friday…TGIFTF! Silly or not, I have a charming book to share with you on this Friday. It isn’t a fairy tale exactly, […]

Filed Under: Reviews and Reflection, Uncategorized Tagged With: #Angel, #Bookreviews, #Christmas, #DavidDiaz, #December, #EveBunting, #Homelessness, #TGIFTF, #Titletalk, Uncategorized

October 30, 2015

TGIFTF, Thank Goodness, It’s Fairy Tale (Folktale) Friday: One Potato, Two Potato

Mirror, mirror on my wall Who’s the silliest blogger of all? Why me, of course. I am! TGIFTF, girls! Thank Goodness, It’s Fairy Tale Friday. It is actually Thursday night but guess who doesn’t have to work tomorrow? Oh, yeah, baby! Me. So this is my Friday night. And as much as I am loving […]

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September 18, 2015

TGIFTF, Thank Goodness, It’s Fairy Tale Friday: The Legend of the Bluebonnet

Mirror, mirror on my wall Who’s the silliest blogger of all? Why me, of course. I am! TGIFTF, girls! Thank Goodness, It’s Fairy Tale Friday. So glad you are here. We are talking fairy tales again today, more accurately legends. As a librarian, I have classified fairy tales, tall tales, fables and legends under the […]

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August 14, 2015

TGIFTF, Thank Goodness, It’s Fairy Tale Friday: Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians

  Mirror, mirror on my wall Who’s the silliest blogger of all? Why me, of course. I am! TGIFTF, girls! Thank Goodness, It’s Fairy Tale Friday Sweet friends, It has been over a month since I wrote a Fairy Tale Friday blog post. Yikes. How long can I milk the excuse that I had too […]

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