Category: life in the raw
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State of Affairs
It could easily become misery city around here these days. For months, my sister has been taking good care of me and coping very well in unfamiliar circumstances. Unfortunately, all of this has taken its toll, and in some respects, she is now almost in a similar situation as me. We are doing most things…
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Magic Monday…
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I chose this image on purpose, as I am going to try to conquer one or two of my fears this week… I will also try to resolve the issues with the new book, thanks to all your helpful advice and comments. Hopefully, it will be a brilliant week… This is another memory, as I…
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A Hitch in the Scheme of things…
A Swan Song I heard this phrase a long time ago, and it has stuck with me. A while ago, I thought it could be a good title for the new outing of my Detective David Snow. So I went ahead and started the outline for SwanSong. I even made a working cover. The expression…
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Review for Close to Home by Alex Craigie #Family Life Fiction
“The book is brilliant. It reads like a memoir and grips like great fiction should – beautiful characterization”Viga Boland – Author – No Tears For My Father Talented pianist Megan Youngblood has it all – fame, fortune and Gideon. But Gideon isn’t good enough for Megan’s ambitious, manipulative mother, whose meddling has devastating repercussions for Megan…
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Brilliant news from my Bonsai!
My sister came racing back indoors after watering my bonsai. I was amazed, for she never gets that excited about my babies. ‘The hawthorn has flowers!’ she pronounced. I struggled to the window, hoping to see for myself. And there it was, a touch of pink on the very last tree on the shelf. Number…
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A Sad Reflection…
It was lovely to see all those entries from the ‘Six on Saturday’ gardeners when I logged into my blog yesterday morning. Such a wonderful assortment of lovely flowers! I don’t have a clue what’s happening in my own garden at the moment, being confined to barracks, so to speak. All I get to see…
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When is the best time to write?
The simple answer is that there is no right time to write. Whenever the mood takes you is a good answer. But what if that just isn’t happening? Is there a way to encourage your mood? I have read all the opinions of the experts, from forcing yourself to write anything for five minutes to…
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One Thing after Another…
Image by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay One Thing after Another… You must remember that old saying about waiting for a bus, then three of them come along all at once? Well, we have been living this for a while now. First, the fridge freezer decided to drop the freezing habit. Turned out to be too old to be…
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Wordless Wednesday…
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Image by johnwpphillips from Pixabay Wordless Wednesday sums me up quite well today. I have a doctor’s appointment in two hours, and like always, I’m not looking forward to pouring out my problems in just ten minutes. Only to be told that I am old and can’t possible expect to feel like a Spring chicken anymore. Personally, I…