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September 8, 2025

September – Comments for a Cause – Supporting International Charity Day

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I have been lax the past two months with my Comments for a Cause but I know my readers understand. It’s been a busy couple of months —full of vacations, family, and fun and I am just happy that a few of you still “tune Continue reading →

September 4, 2025

And Then There Was Misha

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We got back from the beach on Sunday, had a day of rest on Monday and headed to Georgia to pick up our new kitten Misha on Tuesday. Life has been so busy lately with no sign of slowing down. It’s what us retired people Continue reading →

September 2, 2025

Nursery Rhymes and Cats – It’s Teapot Tuesday

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I have several cat themed teapots in my collection and some of  you might remember this one that I found in Dothan while we were temporarily living there a few years back. This post shares a bit of cat love from awhile back. Buddy and Continue reading →

August 27, 2025

Apparently You Can’t Teach an Old Cat New Tricks

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The time is quickly approaching when Maksim is going to get a new sister. In less than a week, Misha will be making her appearance in our household and I have been trying to get Maksim ready. When we introduced him to Holly she was Continue reading →

August 25, 2025

A Book Store Like No Other

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My love of books is no secret and on our recent trip to Alaska, Chris indulged me multiple times and helped me seek out bookstores to visit. By far the most impressive one was found in Homer, Alaska and goes by the name of Old Continue reading →

August 22, 2025

Reflections

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This is one of my favorite pictures from my wedding day. I have several but for some reason I love this one. Never mind the soap dispenser and the feminine hygiene product dispenser next to the paper towels.  This was taken long before Photoshop and I Continue reading →

August 21, 2025

The Rumble Strips of Life

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The pastor at Faith Memorial Chapel this past week talked about his ride to the chapel and how he hit a few rumble strips on the way up our curvy mountain roads. I knew EXACLY what he was talking about. The main road that you Continue reading →

August 19, 2025

Teapot Tuesday

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Thrift shops and friends are the best source of teapots.  This little teapot is quite unusual and cost a whopping one dollar at the Habitat ReStore in Brevard.  It is small but very unique. . . The side of the teapot has wha looks like Continue reading →

August 18, 2025

Out and About in Homer, Alaska

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Our stay in Homer,Alaska was only 3 nights but we packed a lot into it. Homer is on the shores of Kachemak Bay, home to the Halibut Fishing Capital of the World and also the City of Peonies. It was a lovely town and we Continue reading →

August 15, 2025

Alaskan Sized Tapas

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Give me a good tapas restaurant and I am one happy camper. Chris and I found the perfect tapas restaurant in Homer, Alaska at the Homer Seaplane Base. Our Bed and Breakfast hosts gave us some recommendations and Water Rudders was the one that caught Continue reading →

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The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
5 of 5 stars
The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
by Guy Kawasaki
As always Guy Kawasaki has a great book with great information about all things social media. I highlighted tons of places in this book and it is definitely one that I will come back to time and time again to help me in all of the socia...
Old Girls in Low Cotton
3 of 5 stars
Old Girls in Low Cotton
by Helen Childress
This short book was one that looked like it would be a fun read. I honestly did not enjoy it all that much---it was a lot of characters bickering and while some of the writing was witty and funny it was not that kind of book that made m...
The Good Girl
5 of 5 stars
The Good Girl
by Mary Kubica
I loved this book! It had my interest from the very first page and was my "airplane" book on a recent trip. Author Mary Kubica created believable and interesting characters that the reader learned to identify with and care about. Mi...
All the Light We Cannot See
4 of 5 stars
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
This is quite a book! I had it recommended to me by several people and while I thought it might be a little dark and depressing it made me have a better understanding of what life in this time period was like. The strength of the huma...
An Abundance of Katherines
5 of 5 stars
An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
Another great book by John Green. I have become a huge fan of John Green since my reading of A Fault in our Stars and this book was another that did not disappoint me at all. It was a story of a child prodigy, a lot of anagrams, and a b...

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