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Giving Thanks
I am blessed to have more things to be thankful for than I deserve. The Engineer. The Sprog (my daughter). My 83-year-old mother who is still going strong. The rest of my family. Good friends. A job I enjoy — … Continue reading
Memories of Dad
My father died eleven years ago, shortly before his seventy-sixth birthday. His death was caused by Alzheimer’s, as was his mother’s. If you’re fortunate enough not to have witnessed the deterioration of an Alzheimer’s patient, you’re lucky. The disease robs … Continue reading
There’s Snow Business Like the Writing Business
I’m cheating today by sharing this lovely photo instead of writing a post. This is our backyard, after last night’s snow, the first real fall of the year. Isn’t it lovely?
Retreat to Move Forward, and How to Make the Best Darned Cottage Pie in the World
A Rave Last weekend, I went on a writing retreat. For those of you who are unsure what that means, I’ll tell you. Dictionary.com (http://tinyurl.com/5ml53e) defines “retreat” this way: re·treat [ri-treet] noun 1.the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army … Continue reading
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Tagged Cottage pie, Critique Groups, Recipe for Cottage Pie, Writers Retreats, Writing
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Duck, Duck, Banjo?
Rave: Duck, Duck, Banjo?: The Engineer and I Do Pittsburgh Back in March, we were supposed to go to Mexico, maybe Costa Rica or Puerto Rico — one of those beach vacations — but before we knew it, … Continue reading
Wild Child or Mild Child?
A Rave About Heroines and Life In my family, the role of wild child was ably filled by my sister. From a young age, she not only got into fistfights with neighborhood boys, she was also the first to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure avoidance, Adventure seeking, Mild Child, Wild child
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“I Like a Girl Who Reads”
You might want to skip the ad, but this video is brilliant. Unquestionably a rave about reading (and readers).
Cancer Lesson #??: Cancer Makes You Paranoid.
Originally posted on Keeping A-Breast: Cancer Lessons:
Cancer Lesson #??: Cancer makes you paranoid. More than two years have passed since my last chemo, and I’ve been praying for arthritis. Between prayers, I’ve practiced what to say to my family…
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We Can’t Save Time
A Rave Plug “how to save time” into your favorite search engine and see how many results you get. Bing came up with 133,000,000. Well, guess what? We can’t really save time. Certainly we can learn to do certain tasks … Continue reading
A Rave Keeping A-Breast
As some of you know, I now have two blogs: “Reading, Writing, Ranting and Raving” and “Keeping A-Breast: Cancer Lessons.” I don’t cross-post much between them. However, my KAB blog was recently highlighted on the Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Rave
Tagged Breast, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation
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Reading, Writing, Ranting and Raving 