Tag: living
group name: pastimes
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September 02, 2006 08:11 PM EDT --
Back in the 1960's, the Beatles were the rage among teenagers, much to the disgust of our parents who expected them to corrupt us all. My best friend in high school was a huge Beatles fan. . . .
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December 01, 2006 05:10 PM EST --
I live in missouri and we were hit with a big snow. At 1:35 am my loving husband woke me up to tell me the snow was covering the back porch. The back porch is about two feet from the ground. I told him . . .
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September 22, 2006 02:37 AM EDT --
Innocently enough, it sprang from the rich brown/black compost heap, way back in the far boundry of the yard. It had a couple companions joining the stretch for sunshine and freedom from that decomposing . . .
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September 06, 2006 05:57 PM EDT --
Smoky wired banter,
Hanging crepe, raucous laughter,
Whispered asides unveiled.
Dreams flapping in the wind,
Like pages of unread books.
Books stained with coffee,
Dreams stained by fear.
Inhaling . . .
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April 11, 2006 11:55 PM EDT --
Sitting at her desk, today the Quill peers into the future and wonders about those who will live one-hundred and ten years from now. She fears a new, and as yet, unseen world where people speak to each . . .
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September 05, 2006 09:55 PM EDT --
A few years ago, I had my most memorable Thanksgiving ever. Our family decided to have our Thanksgiving dinner earlier in the day than usual and had just eaten. My husband was in the kitchen . . .
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January 24, 2007 11:01 PM EST --
Digging up Bones - Genealogy Research Memories
Ever since I was a kid I would go with my mom to do research on family history. She’d track down info on where someone was buried and we’d . . .
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September 10, 2006 07:57 AM EDT --
BIRTHDAY BOY
Late afternoon,, drinking stale coffee inhaling a freshly packed smoke
surrounded by businessmen and homeless souls seeking shelter
swish of the waitresses, clatter . . .
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February 28, 2007 08:57 AM EST --
Here's a tasty 2-crust chicken pie recipe.
INGREDIENTS:
prepared pastry for two-crust pie, homemade or package
6 tablespoons butter
6 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper . . .
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November 14, 2006 09:02 PM EST --
Please Rate All Articles, 1 or 10 I don't care, but please rate.
At 48 years old, I have been writing for about thirty-five years. I was twelve or thirteen when I began to write in spiral notebooks. . . .
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April 01, 2006 04:13 AM EST --
The morning Sue Hapenny was born, circus elephants danced, lions jumped through rings of fire, and choirs of angels sang throughout the heavens. Or so she was told.
After hours of labor in which . . .
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October 30, 2006 07:53 PM EST --
Red Clover ( Trifolium pratense )
Almost everyone has seen this red flower at some point in their lives. This plant stockpiles protein in it's leaves and the flowers. The red clover can be used . . .
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September 18, 2006 02:56 PM EDT --
This will be my last posting for awhile, as I intend to spend a little more time expanding my photo business and that requires most of my attention, energy and focus.
Our fears are given birth by our . . .
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October 17, 2006 07:18 PM EDT --
This happens regularly to me. I go to see the kids and one of the girls inevitably speaks those dreaded yet thrilling words. "Grandma, can I come sleep at your house tonight?"
Those . . .
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September 13, 2006 06:38 PM EDT --
Most of us wants a Good life, but we don't know what that means to us.
Find what inspires you and do that. Ultimately life is just that simple.
Anthony F.
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December 09, 2006 12:06 PM EST --
Thought I would republish this after my Pearl Harbor article. This is my father. One of the greatest men I've ever known.
He was born in 1915 in Kahuku on the island of Oahu in the U.S. . . .
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May 20, 2008 07:22 PM EDT --
For all those of you who contacted me about the coffee, the results are in! [For those of you who didn't read the original coffee post, read Adventures In Coffee Roasting first then this post will . . .
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September 17, 2006 01:45 AM EDT --
What do you need in life? Nothing. There is nothing you need to make your life complete, if there was you wouldn't exist. Life is complete and you are life. If you were'nt here life wouldn't . . .
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September 27, 2006 05:06 PM EDT --
It Happened to Me
When I received my orders to go on two years active duty in the Navy, I packed my sea bag and took a bus to PhiladelphiaNaval shipyard. While waiting for my orders to the ship . . .
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September 03, 2006 10:17 PM EDT --
Age has a way of sneaking up on you. One day you're 21 getting ready to graduate from college and the next you're 47 and playing with Barbie dolls with your six year old granddaughter. . . .
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