Tag: appearances
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Phoniness Falls Flat
The cold snap continues. Our plants are suffering; they have no capacity for freezing temperatures. I’ve tried covering them to little or no avail–the wind has picked up and blows all the covering cloths around the yard. People are better able to care for themselves in frigid temperatures. Down the street from us, our daughter…
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All Stuffed With Fluff
I’ve been a fan of Winnie the Pooh since I was a kid. My own children each had a favorite character–which related well to the personalities they were growing into. Eeyore, Rabbit, Roo, Piglet, Tigger, and of course, Pooh. Each generation finds delight in the story of a bear with a very little brain but…
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Treasured Tears
Years ago my mother-in-law had several small bottles made of carnival glass, pressed glass, brilliantly colored and shimmery. Carnival glass was popular at the beginning of the twentieth century and got its name from often being the prizes that could be won at carnivals. Mom had them displayed in a few places, but I never…
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It’s All In The Genes
He looks and feels like a giant stuffed animal. Looks can be deceiving. Walter Waffles Wickberg, better known as Wally, is a six-month old sheepadoodle. An old English sheepdog mixed with the calm and smarts of a poodle, he belongs to our daughter, Courtney, and her husband, Michael. He’s the child before the children actually…
Tip of My Iceberg 