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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Big Easy Cinnamon Biscuit Monkey Bread

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Silver James

Need a quick and easy snack when friends are coming for coffee? Or a treat for breakfast? Dessert when you don’t have much time but want something that’ll just hit the spot? Yeah, me too! Sometimes, I have really good … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: If I Only Had a Brain

Posted on May 11, 2023 by Silver James

Do you ever have times when you are absolutely positive that you’ve done something–especially something in advance–and then come to find out that…nope. Nada. Nyet. Zero. Zilch. I didn’t do it–expcept maybe in my dreams. Or maybe my imagination. So … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Let’s Dance

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Silver James

I considered saving this for tomorrow’s #ShirtsOffSaturday post on my Facebook author page but decided it was too much fun and nostalgia not to share with all, so here it is. I remember the songs AND the dances. This is … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinama: Maths

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Silver James

Math was NEVER my subject. In fact, my college calculas professor accused me of cheating because I had the write answer but “everything between it and the formula is against all analytical logic.” That’s a direct quote. So he made … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Looking Back

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Silver James

There were many people who past through this life in 2022. Sadly, I don’t/can’t remember them all but when I saw this short video from TCM (Turner Classic Movies), the music and the cinemography touched my heart. So, I’m closing … Continue reading →

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Monday of Christmas Past

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Silver James

I hope everyone survied the Siberian Slam (or whatever it’s being called). Talk about putting kinks in holiday plans! Around here, we hit the 40s yesterday. We were all ready after sub-freesing temps for 72 hours leading up to the … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Achievement

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Silver James

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

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Silver James

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

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Silver James

🎃👻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

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Silver James

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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