Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: Family
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Prologue: I meant to post this yesterday but never had a chance. I was on the road at sunrise, spent several hours in the Houston Medical Center while Mama had a (scheduled) nuclear stress test, then met a group of high school friends for a night of catching up, mostly on a dance…
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I'm playing catch up. I knew when I signed up for the Scintilla Project, a two-week writing commitment, that it would be a challenge to write something every day. I accept that there are going to be some days I just won't have time to write, especially since I usually have to roll a…
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His eyes were blue. Such an intense blue they gave me the creeps. Maybe that's what it was, the intensity rather than the color. Paired with a scraggly beard, the whole package reminded me too much of Charles Manson. "Yeah, we should all get together one weekend…you, your boyfriend, me, my girlfriend." We were making…
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The schools are closed for Spring Break, the winery is always closed on Monday, Tom had the day off, and it was cold in the house this morning. Do you blame me for sleeping in a little? Because of daylight savings time, the sun was just creeping down the hills into the hollow when I…
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1. This made me smile yesterday. Can you see the sign on the wall in the photo above? The table in the teacher's lunchroom at the high school was covered with platters of cinnamon rolls while on the wall beside it is a chart promoting healthy teachers. (No, I couldn't resist them, but I only…
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The wind is howling outside my window right now. No snow. No rain. Just wind, gusting up to 59 mph, the weatherman said. In some areas of Austin power lines are down and whole trees are blocking roads. We're lucky. Nothing but the exhilarating wind here blowing through the Hollow, like a…
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1. Our property is dotted with small iron crosses, marking the resting places of so many precious furry or feathered or scaly loved ones we've been blessed to know. I miss them all. The one above is Charly's and Frankie's. 2. I will never get rich monetarily through my blog, but the…
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