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Bungled Birthday 2024
In mid March, the familiar dull ache in my lower jaw turned into a throbbing pea-size nodule, I knew I needed a dentervention. The dental x-ray technician took one image, then another and let out a low whisper, “Ohhh nooo—Wait!… Continue reading
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A. HAM
July 2018: I WON THE LOTTERY! We made a pact, my cousin and I — daily, to enter the lottery for Hamilton tickets, and if we won, we would go together…I WON! There was no guarantee on the location of… Continue reading
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The Eyes Have It
Everytime we opened a drawer or door, there was another surprise. We five siblings were sorting and purging at my parents’ place and had made the rule ask before we threw it away. It wasn’t long until my brother, Doug,… Continue reading
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So Much Stuffing
It was an unexpected moment when someone said something that struck me so deeply I was instantly numb and nauseous–capable of talking in only short static sentences. Later, I cried for hours–the incident was reminiscent of one from decades prior.… Continue reading
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Traditions
Last year I had only a six hour summer break just hours before tumbling into my first day of school. I thought taking three graduate classes was a ‘healthy distraction’ after my mother’s death–and it was a distraction. I completely… Continue reading
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When Life is Less Than
I’ve always played with my food, often creating edible zen gardens with dinner supper the evening meal. It annoyed my father who was a hard-working blue color worker; it frustrated my mother who was a peace-keeping stay-at-home-mom; it amused my… Continue reading
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My Favorite Things
Climb every mountain; search high and low… Like hundreds of thousands (maybe millions) of people, I’m enamored with The Sound of Music. Decades ago, I was in the musical, and played the part of…..Baroness Elsa Schraeder (much better costuming than… Continue reading
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Birthday Gifts
Last year’s birthday was a biggie; for ten months I’d planned a Spring Break birthday getaway in Cancun to celebrate. With my mother’s failing health, she had a difficult time remembering I would be gone for my birthday, which resulted in a surprised,… Continue reading
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Lockets
In our family traditions are fluid…hanging on for awhile, morphing, then letting off. For years, we girls would make a holiday ornament or decoration, but it’s been years since we’ve had a Christmas craft time. Thanksgiving, combined with our November… Continue reading
