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Big Event

Posted on 03/24/2018 by chick

One of Livia’s pieces of artwork was chosen by her art teacher for a special showcase. We were invited to the opening of the showcase, which was being hosted by a local business. I wasn’t expecting anything big, so I … Continue reading →

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My Fortune

Posted on 03/23/2018 by chick

My fortune from last night’s fortune cookie: Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.

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Death Can Wait

Posted on 03/22/2018 by chick

At 7:50, the time to which the alarm on my clock-radio is set, the local radio station is in the middle of announcing the obituaries. Death is not the subject I want to wake up to. It’s also not something … Continue reading →

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It’s Snow Big Deal

Posted on 03/22/2018 by chick

School was cancelled yesterday due to an impending snowstorm, but that storm didn’t drop a single flake. Until this morning, that is. Now it is finally snowing, and the kids are at school. Somebody really messed that one up!

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Never Gonna Happen

Posted on 03/18/2018 by chick

Sometimes I think I’m getting close to defeating Laundry Mountain. Then I start to do some regular cleaning. I find clothes lying around in random places, and I strip the sheets from the beds. They will all have to be … Continue reading →

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This Is a List

Posted on 03/11/2018 by chick

Below is a list of Barbara Michaels novels. I cobbled the list together from information I found at several websites. It looks as though Barbara Mertz published about a book per year under this pseudonym, for a total of twenty-nine. … Continue reading →

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Stupid Coffee!

Posted on 03/10/2018 by chick

Poor Marshall. If he asks for anything in the morning, his parents are likely to answer, “Wait until I’m done drinking my coffee!” One morning, while said parents were leisurely drinking their coffee, he was heard to lament, “Why do … Continue reading →

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It Could Have Been Worse

Posted on 03/04/2018 by chick

2018 hasn’t been a great year so far. Our cat died, then we all caught the flu, and then we had a nasty nor’easter that knocked our power out for 24 hours. I am thankful, though, that these things happened … Continue reading →

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On the Road to Recovery

Posted on 02/25/2018 by chick

Yesterday morning my temperature was normal. I felt just good enough to get up, do laundry, and take care of the kids. I let my hubby sleep in my daybed for most of the day. I stayed downstairs with the … Continue reading →

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What’s Really Bad

Posted on 02/24/2018 by chick

Do you know what’s really bad about the flu? EVERYTHING. Everything about the flu is really bad. We are still sick. We are totally exhausted. But I suppose we can take some small comfort in the fact that we probably … Continue reading →

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