Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Salad bag, meet Hefty bag.

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I hate throwing food away. But according to the CDC , that bag of Italian salad I bought to eat healthier may actually do just the oppo...
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Sunday, November 18, 2018

Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing   1.What is your favorite animal?   My favorite zoo animal is the okapi. They are gentle, shy and look absolutely magical...
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"See you in Hollywood!"

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So read the confirmation that my four-day pass was on the way. I'm going to the TCM Classic Film Festival ! Four days of old movies s...
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Saturday, November 17, 2018

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Sentimental Journey (1945) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) Doris sings that she has her bag packed....
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Friday, November 16, 2018

Tell it to someone who can help!

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I talked to Henry for more than an hour last night . It wasn't pleasant. Being home, surrounded by his own belongings and his dogs, ha...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

WWW.WEDNESDAY

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WWW.WEDNESAY asks us three questions to prompt you to speak bookishly. To participate, and to see how other book lovers responded,...
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I choose to think of it as free food

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Seven working days ago, we got a new assignment. A big assignment. I asked my boss what I should do about it. "Just don't worry...
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Monday, November 12, 2018

A powerful dose of sisterhood, courtesy of Michelle Obama

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Saturday night, my movie group watched Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt . It's one of my favorites. It's a favorite of our moderat...
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Sunday, November 11, 2018

"No hate. No fear. Everyone is welcome here."

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So went the chant of the youth-led peace march through my hometown. Recently, swastikas and ugly white supremacist graffiti appeared at t...
Saturday, November 10, 2018

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: The Middle (2018) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) This song is about compromise. When did you recent...
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Exhausting!

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This week, Henry and I have spoken on the phone three times in all. I've spoken to Reg twice. I think back to a week ago and laugh a...
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Wednesday, November 07, 2018

Hi, Vivian!

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I've read and appreciated your comments. Thank you.
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"Just me, checking on you."

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I was delighted to get that voice mail message. For it was the same message Henry has been leaving me for decades. I called him back and...
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Sunday, November 04, 2018

Dona Nobis Pacem

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Every year, November 4 is the day we blog for peace. This year, November 6 is Election Day. In my blog blast post, I'm marrying t...
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Sunday Stealing

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Pop Tarts 1. What's the coldest temp you've experienced? I know we hit -27ยบ back in the 1980s. I don't recall that specific d...
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Saturday, November 03, 2018

Home again

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I got home this morning and have been putting my NEW bathroom together. There's a lot about the process I didn't like, but I'm...
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Good news/bad news

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Good news: •  Reg called me today . He was upset, worried about money, stressing about all the responsibility of Henry's recovery. ...
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Friday, November 02, 2018

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: It Must Be Him (1967)   Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) This song is about a woman waiting impatien...
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