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I used to loathe time. I know, I know—time is not exactly something you can give the side-eye to and expect it to apologize. Still, if time had been a person when I was younger, I would have accused it of being rude, bossy, and entirely too fond of rules. This question had me thinking…
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We are often asked what we would do over if we could, or what we would avoid if we had known how it would end. Today’s prompt was about the movies, books, and TV shows I would love to experience again for the first time. I sat with that question for a bit, and honestly,…
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Rambling and sharing what makes me, who I am… No one word seems to fit.. I AM… I AM… A mother, a daughter, a sister, and a grand and great grandmother… A romantic dreamer and passionate-hearted lover… A writer and thinker and a constant daydreamer… A true believer… I WONDER… About forever… About long ago… …
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Throughout our lives, we pass through a series of distinct phases, changes in life’s journey, and each is marked by its own milestones, challenges, and growth. Childhood, I will say, is the one I miss and enjoyed the most. It is a time of rapid development, learning, and discovery, followed by adolescence, where we begin…
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At my age… the ripe old age of 67, my parents were retired. My Daddy from his Chiropractic Practice, My Mom from her shop, and her varied interests. They had retired from our hometown and built their house on Saint Simos Island. They had planned it and enjoyed the building, decorating, and living there. My…
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Rambling Thoughts Inspired by a Meme and the Shadows of Memory and Imagination… There’s something about Sundays that makes the mind wander. Maybe it’s the quiet here on My Acres, maybe it’s the slower pace that I grew up knowing on this day of the week. Yesterday, my thoughts drifted as I moved through familiar…
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Deep and Sad Thoughts on Milestones, Identity, and Belonging…. Fifty years have passed since I walked through the halls of my high school, Griffin High School, good old GHS, surrounded by faces that were once so familiar, so foundational to my early experiences of the world. This year marks the milestone of my 50th graduation…
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Rambling on about How Time Has Changed the Rituals That Shaped Me… Family traditions are the threads that weave together the tapestry of our lives—sometimes smooth, sometimes tangled, always meaningful. When I think about traditions and how they have aged, I can’t help but hear Hank Williams Jr.’s voice echoing the sentiment in his song…
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Rambling on about the Positivity of Love in My Life… Love is such a powerful feeling, and it’s amazing how its presence can transform ordinary moments into something deeply meaningful. When I reflect on where I feel the positivity of love in my life, a flood of places, people, and experiences comes to mind, each…
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Rambling Thoughts from the Perspective of 67 Years….. Living a long life, once universally celebrated, seems to come with as much complexity as it does promise. At 67, surrounded by friends and relatives who have also reached their 60s and 70s, I find myself pondering whether longevity really is the straightforward blessing it’s often made…
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