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Cats make their New Year’s resolutions

It’s New Year’s Eve. Another year has passed, and a new year is going to enter our lives.

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Love and Christmas Day go hand in hand

It is the eve of Christmas. The presents are wrapped or not. People are preparing for church and ...

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When we quit believing, we miss life itself

’Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house … Grandma was creeping like a small winter’s ...

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When best laid Christmas plans fall apart

That phrase “The best laid schemes o’ mice and men” has been turning in my brain all week.

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Housekeeping not priority over creativity

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny compared to what ...

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Take time to experience the holiday season

I did it. I did not do as I usually say. I let my grandkids put up my ...

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Thanks to the turkey this coming holiday

I am thankful this Thanksgiving for the turkey that gave his life so that I might eat turkey ...

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It was time to clean out the filthy basement

There were cobwebs in my basement. There were spiders in my basement. There were bugs in my basement. ...

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Yes or no? Left or right? I am up and down

Do I vote yes? Do I vote no? Do I vote yes? Do I vote no?

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An evil hex on the changes to Halloween!

The ghostly screensaver runs on my computer. The ghouls howl and chant as my computer shuts down.

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Chatting with animals yields good results

“Dr. Doolittle” wasn’t my favorite movie when I was young. I liked the music, especially the song, “Talk ...

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Self-publishing a book can be a challenge

Writers are a dime a dozen. I am one of those dime a dozen writers. I like to ...

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Why would Grandma wear Velcro shoes?

“Grandma, why are you wearing Velcro shoes?” That is the question my granddaughter asked me on my last ...

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Overcommitment causes crash and burn

I am a wimp at commitment these days. Let me clarify that statement.

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Why don’t people sit in the front pews?

Church pews have been on my mind this week. The reason I have been contemplating the use of ...

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