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Thursday Thoughts: Holiday Mayhem

No wise words from the Universe today. Sorry. It’s Thanksgiving. Even the Big U gets time off. Instead… True story. I had two jobs for Thanksgiving lunch at the BiL/SiL’s house today–my homemade Ice Box Rolls (hot yeast rolls )and … Continue reading

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Thankful for a Routine Monday

Oops! I got so involved in work yesterday, I almost forgot to set up this post. My bad. Here in the good ol’ USA, it’s Thanksgiving week. The James Gang is gathering on Thursday at Uncle Fix-It’s house. The SiL’s … Continue reading

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DST Monday

November is moving on, and with early November comes the horrid time change. Yes, there’s a bill languishing in the US House of Representatives (passed bipartisan in the Senate) to keep Daylight Savings Time permanent–no time changes, simply stay on … Continue reading

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Achievement

When you were younger, did you know what you wanted to do with your life? Did you have great goals and aspirations? Did you want to be famous? I wanted to be a cowgirl. And I was–for awhile. It’s hard … Continue reading

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Halloween Hangover

Welcome to November. Which is also the first day of National Novel Writing Month (NaNo or NaNoWriMo for short). I’ve done my time in 50K hell since 2006. Not sure if I’ll do it this year. Guess I should decided, … Continue reading

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Halloween Monday

🎃👻Guess what today is!👻🎃 Did you know that tomorrow is All Hallows Day, or to certain segments of religion, All Saints Day. I grew up in a small Episcopal parish named All Saints. Needless to say, Halloween was a time … Continue reading

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Faux Onion Magic

My dad was a cordon bleu chef. He didn’t own a restaurant. In fact, the whole idea of working in the food service industry was pretty much his worst nightmare. As a college student in Colorado Springs, he was fired … Continue reading

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Monday Next to Last

Wow. We’re a week away from Halloween. How is that even possible?!?! Had to tell from the weather. Old Mother Nature is all weird again. We went from an early freeze to 90s for highs. Tosay? Back to fallish weather … Continue reading

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A Third of Mondays

Have I mentioned that this October has FIVE Mondays?!?! Monday people are celebrating. The rest of us are just getting by. Lots of coffee, my friends. Lots of coffee. The days are getting shorter. It stays dark until almost 8 … Continue reading

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Monday Once More

Why does Monday keep comeing around? It’s like…you kow…programmed or something. 🤣 So we’ve reached the second Monday of the month. However, this is one of those cursed months (it IS October, after all) that has FIVE Mondays. Yes. You … Continue reading

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