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That One Exciting Childhood Friend

December 31, 2018December 31, 2018 Posted in butterflies, carnival, childhood, cornfield, grandma, hickies, high school, humor, Iowa, memoir, shopliftingLeave a comment

We all have one, the childhood friend that pushed us out of our comfort zone, for good or for bad. Mine moved in across the street in third grade. She was fun, she was daring, she was blond. That next summer before fourth grade we played and played. Troll dolls were all the rage. I… Continue reading That One Exciting Childhood Friend

Tattoos for You

November 23, 2018December 30, 2018 Posted in athletes, best, butterflies, California, dancing, dogs, family, friends of friends, generation, humor, memoir, mom, music, relationships, skin, tattoos, worstLeave a comment

I look around and see athletes with tattoos, ex-military people with tattoos, mothers of small children with tattoos . . .

Two Birdbaths, One Fountain

September 1, 2018September 1, 2018 Posted in bees, butterflies, cats, compost, fountain, garden, pesticide, recycle, retirement community, skunk, yard1 Comment

I love my yard. When I first bought my fixer house on a fixer third acre, the yard was full of rocks and rose bushes. Now it has trees, plants, roses, wisteria, a privet hedge, flag stone, one fountain and two bird baths. The fountain is an advertisement to creatures near and far to come… Continue reading Two Birdbaths, One Fountain