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Monthly Archives: November 2020
No, *Janet, you will not ruin Christmas
*with apologies to anyone named Janet My oldest sister would have loved what’s going on in the world today. Janet, yes that was her name, loved rules. She had rules for everything, from how to vacuum a floor – you … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Corona virus, family, home, my life
Tagged Christmas, Covid, family, memories
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Fear and loathing
Trigger warning – I use the f word a lot in this post. (sorry) I’ve been trying to write something for over a week and I just can’t seem to get past a few paragraphs. Most days I walk around … Continue reading
Posted in Corona virus, family, fear, my life, old friends, politics
Tagged cheating, election, fear, living, Virus
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Ration books and memories
My mother lived through both WWII and the Great Depression. On rare occasions, normally when someone of her generation was present, she would talk about those times. She was a great believer in “use it up, wear it out, make … Continue reading
Liver, no onions
When I was a kid, my parents would occasionally get pig’s liver and cook it with onions. Those were the nights I ate a peanut butter sandwich for dinner. My mother wasn’t one of those, “you’ll eat what I cook” … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, Maverick, my life, training
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