Category Archives: Gratitude

Day 278: Snow, Books, and Chips

Posted on 12/16/2020 by chick

The snow has started to fall. Yesterday the weather forecast had us in the 8-12″ range. Today I saw that we were in the 12-15″ range. Uh-oh. So I just want to say that the lower number was more than … Continue reading →

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Grateful for Pencils With Erasers

Posted on 01/05/2019 by chick

For the last few months, I’ve been clipping crosswords out of The New York Times but not solving them. I now have a large folder full of unsolved puzzles. So, because this has been bugging me, I decided to solve … Continue reading →

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SITY: Birthday Frog

Posted on 09/15/2018 by chick

If you see a frog on your birthday, then it’s a Birthday Frog. My Birthday Frog was hiding in the grass, shyly. I had thought that one needed luck in order to find a Birthday Frog, but I have it … Continue reading →

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Today Is a Good Day

Posted on 04/15/2012 by chick

My parents came to visit today. It was great to see them. They brought toys and candy, which pleased the children, and they brought clothes for the children, which pleased me. And now I am enjoying what’s left of my … Continue reading →

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Haven

Posted on 05/01/2010 by chick

I am grateful for my new screened-in porch. Mosquitoes love me. They always have. I go outside and someone might as well put a sign over my head saying, “Get your fresh hot blood here!” My mother has always said … Continue reading →

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A Little Prayer

Posted on 03/30/2010 by chick

When I was out walking Friday, I had to skirt around some flooded paths. I remember looking at the flowing water and thinking how grateful I was that my home seemed so high and dry at a time when so … Continue reading →

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Flexing Those Happy Muscles

Posted on 11/01/2009 by chick

I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again, I am grateful for my blog. Sometimes when I’m sitting in front of the computer and feeling bored, I’ll read through all of my posts for a particular category, tag, or … Continue reading →

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Round 4

Posted on 10/15/2009 by chick

We went back to the used book store one more time. Here are my new acquisitions. The Stuff of Fiction: Advice on Craft by Douglas Bauer: It starts with a quote from a fairy tale that I just read, and … Continue reading →

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Another Year Older

Posted on 10/01/2009 by chick

September is over, but it deserves mention as a lovely month in both form and content. It was made of gorgeous late-summer and early-fall days. It was filled with fun things like campfires, family get-togethers, a visit to a farm, … Continue reading →

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I Love My Peeps

Posted on 09/25/2009 by chick

I am grateful for Peeps. When Peeps ran away, I worried about her. We live on a heavily traveled road and there are coyotes and fisher cats in the woods. I thought it likely that either speeding car or hungry … Continue reading →

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