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Quarantine Diary 10: Learning to survive lock-down
Healthy Habits for Happy Humans

Quarantine Diary 10: Learning to survive lock-down

What skills have you learned during the pandemic? Continue reading Quarantine Diary 10: Learning to survive lock-down

What Queenie didn’t tell Harold
What I'm reading...

What Queenie didn’t tell Harold

“We expect our happiness to come with a sign and bells, but it doesn’t. I loved you and you didn’t know. I loved you and that was enough.” Continue reading What Queenie didn’t tell Harold

Love is why I carry a hanky
Remembering

Love is why I carry a hanky

Throughout my life, I’ve gone through cycles of birthday parties, bridal and baby showers. Now is the time for goodbyes. Continue reading Love is why I carry a hanky

Aren’t we all anxious people?
What I'm reading...

Aren’t we all anxious people?

“Sometimes two strangers only need one thing in common to find each other sympathetic.” Continue reading Aren’t we all anxious people?

Mid-week  Wisdom
Mid-week Wisdom and/or Mischief

Mid-week Wisdom

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Bedtime Book Report: Quarantine Edition
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Bedtime Book Report: Quarantine Edition

“…one of the reasons for writing was to poke fun at the reigning glumness in here.” Continue reading Bedtime Book Report: Quarantine Edition

Friday Field Trip: Placentia, California
Us, Now & Then

Friday Field Trip: Placentia, California

Placentia is my hometown. Back in 1950 it was a small town with a population of about 1600. By the … Continue reading Friday Field Trip: Placentia, California

Quarantine Diary 8: DIY Edition
Healthy Habits for Happy Humans

Quarantine Diary 8: DIY Edition

It’s been a quiet year here at the Valley Wood Home for the Aged. At least since my 70th birthday … Continue reading Quarantine Diary 8: DIY Edition

Forgiving the unforgivable
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Forgiving the unforgivable

First, let me say how much I learned while reading The Island of Sea Women. I knew nothing of Jeju … Continue reading Forgiving the unforgivable

A happy marriage of fact and fiction, between work and life
What I'm reading...

A happy marriage of fact and fiction, between work and life

“In my books, I make up the experiences and the characters, but the emotional life is real. It is my own. I think this is probably true of most novelists.” Continue reading A happy marriage of fact and fiction, between work and life

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