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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Bounce

Posted on November 2, 2023 by Silver James

Today is the second day of National Novel Writing Month 2023. I first “competed” back in 2006. For those not familiar, the impetus is to write 50K words (mostly equivalent to a novel) during the month of November. Since way … Continue reading →

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Falling into Monday

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Silver James

i I’m excited for this week. According to the weather gurus, we’re going to have some actual fall weather! After the heat of this summer, I am more than ready for Autumn’s arrival. Today’s high is forecast for 75. And … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Witchy Neiman-Marcus Bars

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Silver James

When I was a kid, a trip to Dallas was always a big deal. We had cousins who lived down there and we’d head down for a long weekend of shopping or in the fall for the Red River Rivalry–the … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Love

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Silver James

Would y’all believe that I’m not really a romantic at heart? I’m not, despite being a Pisces and despite writing it for a living. I didn’t really start reading romance until I was out of college. I grew up reading … Continue reading →

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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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