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  • HO-HO-HO-HUM

    HO-HO-HO-HUM Dear Readers, This is a gentle reminder that, especially at this hectic time of the year, it is vitally important for all of us to be well rested and not to overextend ourselves. Like I did yesterday. For those of you who may have been reading my posts for a couple of months, you

  • JINGLE BELLS

    JINGLE BELLS Well – Ho, ho, ho! It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but I’m already doing my holiday shopping. I love the holidays. I actually enjoy the hustle-bustle, the anticipation, making a list and checking it twice, losing it, and making a new list and checking it twice. . .Forgetting the list when I go

  • MONDAY MORNING REFLECTIONS ON SUNDAY AT THE MALLS

    MONDAY MORNING REFLECTIONS ON SUNDAY AT THE MALLS Well, it’s Monday, and as you might guess, my mood reflects it. Yesterday Art and I hit the malls. It was stupid, of course – a gorgeous, warm, sunny, November day with only six weeks to go till Christmas. What were we thinking? We were browsing around

  • MALLED 2: SHOP TILL YOU DROP

    MALLED 2: SHOP TILL YOU DROP And so the shopping began. We started in handbags. My sister had been looking for a backpack type. There was a black one that she was considering. However, there were two black ones. One was a little fatter than the other. I suggested that she check to see how