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A writer’s best friend.
Conferences are a writer’s best friend. Like a shot of much needed adrenaline to keep you motivated. Listening in on “fellow crazies” stories, you’ll bask in their successes, and offer a comforting arm for their rejections, because everyone in the … Continue reading
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Where to begin?
As a lover of the written word nothing makes me crazier than getting to the end of a book and feeling like more than half of it wasn’t pertinent to the story. If they’re too slow, I might not finish … Continue reading
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Letting go of a piece where it all began: Farm Life 101
When I married my husband almost fourteen years ago there was this cute little puppy on my in-laws ranch. The runt of his litter, Dude was the smallest Blue Healer I’d ever seen. The little bugger couldn’t keep up with … Continue reading
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Aaaah
You’ll have to forgive me for the short post. This weekend we ditch-witched our backyard for drainage pipes and a sprinkler system. My poor hands have shoveled themselves raw digging out trenches, but I couldn’t be happier. There is something … Continue reading
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Grateful
Every day, everywhere I go, my cell phone sits in a case, hanging on my hip. Until one morning last week… Unaware that it had fallen off, I left it lying in the parking lot of the grocery store. It … Continue reading
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Out of my hands
When I was young, I was your typical sports enthusiast. I had my favorites, but in general, nothing was better than the thrill of a good competition. Now a mother, I sit in the stands watching my children and it’s … Continue reading
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Small Town Food
Way off the beaten path, and I mean w…a…y, you’ll find the little town of Farson Wyoming. In the heart of this tiny town, in a hundred year old building, stands Farson’s Mercantile. Their ice cream is awesome, but come … Continue reading
The Puking Monster
It snuck in unwelcomed, attacked the youngest first. My once healthy child laid moaning and vomiting all night long. There was no sleep that night for this mommy-on-a-mission, I scrubbed and cleaned, determined to keep the virus from spreading. All … Continue reading
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Great books don’t guarantee great movies.
This post is kind of an update on my previous entry about the book “Beautiful Creatures” and an observation. I still think the book is a fantastic read, but unfortunately the recent movie in its namesake did nothing for me. This seems to happen … Continue reading
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To ink or not to ink? If I were you I’d take a long moment to think.
I can’t believe what I heard on the radio this week. The radio personalities were talking about some statistic that stated soon there will be more people with tattoos than without. While I can’t disagree with the statistic—it seems like … Continue reading
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