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Smelling Roses
Just completed a four-mile walk along my usual route.One part of the course leads me right up to a bush of climbing roses similar to the one in the pic. They hang off a mailbox and arc just over the...
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National Running Day 2013
Well, I stated it awkwardly and then there was no editing allowed, no turning back ....But that's the difference between running and a lot of things for me. I don't have to worry about running. I just...
View ArticleMy Tribute To My Father, Virgil H. Batt, at his funeral on July 15, 2013
Yesterday was my father's funeral. My brother spoke about Dad's medals and bravery in WWII, my sister-in-law spoke about grace, and I spoke about Dad's faithfulness. Here is my tribute.I want to begin...
View ArticleRe Social Media Fear and Shame: 5 Reasons I Take Issue with "The Video"
Is social media destroying our ability to connect in meaningful ways?If you believe this video's ominous message, which has been appearing in my Facebook newsfeed repeatedly, the answer is, "yes."...
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Article 6
Hi. So I've been taking a little break from Facebook for neurotic reasons, but I think I'll pick up my beloved quill pen and set to work at the old blog annals for a moment or so. I could hardly...
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Puppy Love Lives On -- Boy Bands
Forty-one years ago, about this time in the evening, I was screaming my little teeny bopper head off in the Indiana State Fair grandstand--one tiny, screaming ant-like creature with stringy hair and...
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On M&Ms
I just walked 2 miles to a Dollar Store to buy a bag of M&Ms that cost way more than one dolla. I told myself that if I wanted them that badly, I'd have to walk.I should be real with you and myself...
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Grandma Gets A Name
This is the story of the relative who would not be named until the time had come. ~~~She's a toddler now and saying all kinds of words, which absolutely delights us....
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Multiple Bang Style Personality Disorder
I'd like to show you the only movie star with whom I'll ever have a physical trait in common: Carole Lombard, who also was a Hoosier, by the way.I bet you can guess what it is. It's certainly not a...
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Every Summer Has a Story. Here's my 2014 Summer Story.
I found this pic and thought it would make a great title for a post. For me, summer ends August 31, today. So here is a review of my summer, my story. 6.6 "Having a toddler around again brings back...
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Hyperopia, Middle Age, Roots, Reese and Seafoam Green
I don't really *need* these glasses, unless I'm driving or watching TV. I have great up-close vision for a soon to be 52-year-old, no having to extend my arms as I read, etc. But if I correct my vision...
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Because Everybody Needs a Fresh Cup Once in a While
I'm starting two new blogs:One is: Saving Our Story, wherein I preserve tidbits of family history and even tiddier-bits of everyday life for progenySee Grandma Run!, in which I discuss running in the...
View ArticleBlogger or WordPress?
Blogger or WordPress?It's ridiculous. I'm toggling back and forth, and I'm already worn out. I don't want to delete this blog because I have so much history here (pointless history, but mine own).I...
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Cutting Bangs
It doesn't seem to matter, in my experience, how old you are or how many times you've done it. If you are emotional, having a bad day or week, you should not cut your own bangs. By the way, this pic of...
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Beginning Anew
It has been a rough week. My daughter and granddaughter had a violent flu. On New Years Eve, their outbuilding which housed their business burned to the ground. Then I got sick. It has been a mash up...
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Sugar Cravings
I will try to string some sentences together.I'm on day 5 of not eating sugar. I'm mainly avoiding obvious sources, but I've cut out sugary yogurt, too. No Starbucks (I indulge only during the...
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Here's My Card!
Is this a new thing?My family went out to eat in a big chain restaurant similar to Olive Garden or Applebees. The server was friendly, courteous and eager to offer suggestions about the menu. She was...
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Currently ... A Writing Prompt
1. Thinking: It doesn't bode well for my goal of writing more in 2015 if I have to use a prompt.2. Enjoying: This will overlap with listening, but currently enjoying Styx "Come Sail Away." Good to hear...
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Christmas is Officially Over this Year on 1.11.15. It's a Record. For Slowness.
I'm like most of you, I think. The decorations come down pretty quickly. But not this year. With the fire and the illnesses, it had to wait.I thought the stale reminders would drive me crazy, but I was...
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Thanks, Grandma and Grandpa. You Make Me Blush.
This is me:"Rosacea has been referred to as the "curse of the Celts" due to its prevalence among those of Irish and English ancestry. In general, it affects mainly those with fair skin who tend to...
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The One About "Mark Twain is My Cousin" Wait-What??
Please follow this link to my other blog to Dear Mark Twain: -- about finding out that I'm ... kin.
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Pins and Needling
Today I wore a dress I have not worn since my father's funeral in July 2013. It's a very classic black jersey knit shirt dress-wrap-style, long skirt, 3/4 sleeves. I wear black tights and black boots...
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Fleetwood Mac "On With the Show" Louisville Concert
They are in their 60s and 70s, consummate performers who seem to love what they're doing--pretty remarkable, since they've been doing it for over 40 years. In fact, Fleetwood Mac could've named their...
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The Sounds of My Life
There's that strange quiet when a blanket of snow insulates the world. It's hard to describe to people who live where this never happens, but when it snows like this, when you step outside, your...
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The Soundtrack of My Life?
The last time I blogged, I believe it was snowing. We're about there again, except we're in the middle of a record week for warm temps.(Thanks for the weather update, Lid, now we resume blogging.)I am...
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