I love movies. But I had never loved a movie star; not until Daniel Day-Lewis swept me away in The Last of the Mohicans. Actually, it is my husband Dan who claimed that I was in love. An old friend referred to my condition as obsession. She would know. She’s a therapist. That didn’t stop her…
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Suprise Me
My Love Affair With Daniel Day-Lewis
Prompted By Be Careful What You Wish For
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I love movies. But I had never loved a movie star; not until Daniel Day-Lewis swept me away in The Last of the Mohicans. Actually, it is my husband Dan who claimed that I was in love. An old friend referred to my condition as obsession. She would know. She’s a therapist. That didn’t stop her…
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Who Trained Who?
Prompted By Training Pets
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Who Trained Who? In our house it’s pretty obvious! RetroFlash / 6 Words – Dana Susan Lehrman
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1968 – A Year of Long Hair and Longer Odds
Prompted By 1968
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Retrospect: 1968 A year of upheaval, of protest, of a man landing on the moon. But let’s talk about the real drama: hair. The year was a mane-iacal frenzy. Hair grew longer, wilder, and more defiant with each passing month. It was as if the world was collectively saying, “Screw it,…
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2020 in 3 acts
Prompted By Pandemic Summer
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1 Somehow I landed pet sitting/housesitting gig On my river Sweetest of elder dogs A month of easy income And re-focus on my own Life essence in the body Then the world shook With tremors at first Then waves…
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Chain of Fools
Prompted By Chain Letters
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Occasionally I would open a letter from a camp friend to find it didn't have news, just a request to be part of a chain.
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The First Snowflakes
Prompted By Snowy Days
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“It’s snowing!” And all the kids in Mrs. Kennerson’s first grade class jumped up from our desk chairs as one, rushing excitedly to the window. Outside, flurries spun and danced in the wind, and for that moment, it was the most important thing in the world.
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We Are Family
Prompted By Cousins
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Once we were six, and now we are five. First cousins. We lined up like this: my sister, the oldest; the only boy; two of us born a few months apart; the middle of three sisters; and the baby. We posed for pictures together from the time we were toddlers. In the beginning, there were…
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learning to ride a bicycle
Prompted By Riding a Bicycle
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Birthday Calendar
Prompted By Leap Day
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Birthday Calendar When I was a kid I thought it was very special that the year I was born – 1944 – was a leap year and that it had not one but two 4’s in it! And I was proud that I was born in the leap month of February, but I did wish…
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We called her Pam
Prompted By My First Car
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My church youth group pressed into Pam like clowns into a VW bug.
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