Month: May 2014
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The Path usually not taken…
The “Path not taken” was the theme for our timed writing exercise at this week’s writing group. I’d arrived just as the group was starting its introductions…a bit late due to my usual predicament…dogs! My dogs chose the “Path Not Taken” that morning… it was the path that is usually underwater! But we are in…
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Powder with an Extra P(ee)!
My Grandmother prayed as she sifted the tainted contents of the “Gay Powder Puff Design” box of Coty Fragrant Face powder. She needed Divine Intervention to endow the flour sifter from her kitchen with magical properties that would transform this substance back to its original state. A miracle was required to restore the gossamer lightness…
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And the winner is…..
“Who won the mail contest today?”…. this is a phone call from my Hubby, on his way home via the local transit bus, too anxious to wait to hear the news. This is not about the big manila Reader’s Digest Sweepstakes envelopes that declare “You may have won $100,000!” Our contest has evolved from a…