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May She Always…
May she always… believe in the magicof Christmaschasing butterfliesand shoestring French fries. continue learningabout the worldand historyand herself. know the joy of playingas she growsin loveand life. recognize she is never too oldfor pigtailsrainbow sprinklesand splashing in mud puddles. And … Continue reading
With Nothing of Note
I believe there is sunshinein remembering these moments with nothing of noteexcept time, and laughter, and life shared.My head thrown back,dark curls caressing my shoulders,and laughter bellowing from the depths of my soul. ∗∗∗ Traveling down I-68with tears of joystreaming … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged #friendship, #lifelessons, #youth, family, Favorites, memories, Poetry
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Comfort Food
Comfort food is at its best when shared with love and laughter. When generations are sat around the table, passing serving spoons, and wine, and stories. Some new, some heard time and time again, but they never grow old. An … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged #comfort, #comfortfood, #dinnertable, #foodpoetry, #shepherdspie, family, memories, Poetry
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Sundays in Winter
Every sunday in winterhe would wakeand put on his Carharttto go shovel the drivewayafter 10 hour daysspent through the weekclearing the roadsNobody thanked him. He’d come in from the coldthrow coal in the furnacemake sure his family was warmHe’d start … Continue reading
The Art Of Baking Cookies For Strangers
I have been thinking about how my mother would bake cookies for strangers Always with a smile vintage cookie cutters and love as sweet as sugar “How can we love those we don’t know?” I’d ask. She would reply, “Just … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons, Poetry
Tagged appreciation, baking, family, gratitude, Lessons, love, Poetry
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Seasons
Another landslide of life has brought us down standing in icy streams holding fast to unsteady ground Time waits for no one seasons change in the blink of an eye the reflection shows a little girl yet it is silver … Continue reading
For Dad
I have always had this thing for hands for they tell a story of loved ones they have comforted words they have written work they have completed I remember watching your hands pluck at guitar strings or glide across … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Poetry
Tagged birthday, dadsbirthday, family, father, love, Poetry, time
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Thanksgiving Traditions
There is something about Thanksgiving that fills my heart with joy and takes me back to the house that always smelled like butter. I remember butter pools on homemade biscuits and butter lava pouring from white creamy volcanoes and rivers … Continue reading
Posted in Favorites, Poetry, This Is Me
Tagged #november, #thisisme, butter, family, grief, holidays, joy, laughter, lovedonesthathavepassed, planestrainsandautomobiles, Poetry, thanksgiving, traditions
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The Weekly Smile -6 Days of 35
I was going to write this just as a regular post, but then I remembered that Trent, author of Trent’s World has a weekly smile post where he encourages all of us to share what made us smile the previous … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Recommendations (Pop Culture, Travel, Life), This Is Me
Tagged 35, birthday, celebrations, family, pittsburgh, psobeatles, surprises, weeklysmile
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The Woman I Am (A birthday tribute to those who helped shape me)
I have always been taken with things that have age and history – It is not growing older that bothers me it’s the realization that time is fleeting time is fickle – time is ephemeral – ∗∗∗ But I … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Poetry, This Is Me
Tagged #thisisme, birthdaygal, birthdays, celebration, family, Poetry, thebig35, time, tribute
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