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August 31, 2018

The JAX Weekend – Heavy on Pictures – Super Heavy on Pet Pictures

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Meet Diego and Fajita my grand kitties.  They are wonderful fluff balls of love. But what are they looking at? Meet Penny aka Lady Penelope the Corgi – my grand puppy and bundle of activity which explains why the cats are on the mantle. Diego Continue reading →

August 23, 2018

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

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Should I stay or should I go?  The phrase that has been rolling around in my brain since last Friday night. Let me explain. I shared just last week about my last visit with my mom who lives in a memory care unit at Copeland Continue reading →

August 16, 2018

A Journey through Dementia with My Mom

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My mom has dementia. Last week I was able to spend some really nice time with my mom and it was just what I needed.  I also think it was what she needed. I have shared with my readers previously that my mom is in Continue reading →

August 6, 2018

A Few of My Favorite Things

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Every once in a while I like to share a few of my favorite things with my readers.  Today is your lucky day if you joined me on It’s Just Life because it is one of those days when I do just that.  Aren’t you Continue reading →

July 30, 2018

Writing Letters – A Thing of the Past?

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This past week I was thinking about how things change over time.  I must be feeling nostalgic or something but I spent a little bit of time reminiscing about how things used to be when I was younger and one of those memories was about Continue reading →

July 27, 2018

99.4 % European with a Dash of Sub-Saharan African

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I am 99.4 % European in case anyone wanted to know.  36.1 % German and 24.4 % English with a few other things thrown in to balance me out. It is so easy to find out things these days – all you need to do Continue reading →

July 23, 2018

Snippets of Life

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I thought it was time for a quick post with snippets of my life.  You know I don’t always have a great inspirational post to share so today is just one of those fun posts with a few pictures of things I want to share Continue reading →

July 16, 2018

A Bit of Nonsense, Whimsy and Wisdom

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This past weekend Chris and I spent some more time at one of our favorite places – The Biltmore in Asheville, NC.  Everytime we visit we discover something new and it is so fun to find those new things.  Chris booked a night at the Continue reading →

July 13, 2018

The Heroes Among Us

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Lately I have been thinking a lot about heroes.  The recent rescue of the Thai soccer team the Wild Boars and their coach from the waterlogged Tham Luang caves held the attention of just about everyone.  I watched on and off and rejoiced as each Continue reading →

June 11, 2018

Real Neat Blog Award and 3 Day 3 Quote Challenge

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Long ago in a galaxy far far away I was nominated for a couple of blog awards. These are fun little things that folks do from time to time to offer support to other bloggers and also give them something to write about.  I am 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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