When my best friend passed away, it ripped my heart out. We knew it was coming. Even so, nothing prepares you for that life changing pain. My bestie was closer to me than my family. So much so that many of her family members adopted me as their own. She left different people gifts inContinue reading “Bestie and the Ghost”
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The Snake and The Rabbit
Araminta (Ara) Elizabeth (Lizzie, Liza) Parker (Merryweather?) The December wind tore with force down Bakers Street. As the years progressed on me, my old wound pains me even more. Not to mention the normal ware on the human body with age. As the snow piled up on the sides of the buildings out our windows,Continue reading “The Snake and The Rabbit”
Getting it right, I hope
I have been learning about finance. My financial education growing up wasn’t much. You work. You get paid. You buy things. My dad was a retired coal miner. I learned the ‘coal miners mentality’ concerning money. Coal mining is a dangerous job. Especially if you’re working underground. Dad’s unspoken philosophy was ‘if you got it,Continue reading “Getting it right, I hope”
Sing it Dolly
Where did your name come from? My dad’s name was Joe. My mother was going to name me Josephine until she heard this song. https://youtu.be/TGaZpJw5Qg0?si=ftm6BXzrdnmYZegT
Once there was Darkness
Chapter 52 Max and Kol were walking the wall. “How’s Kessa adjusting?” Kol finally asked. “I observe she’s disappointed, that’s the best word I can think of. Other than that, she’s doing well.” Kol let out a long sigh. “I know this wasn’t what she wanted.” “You know the queen; she will thrive. No oneContinue reading “Once there was Darkness”
Doodle
The Snake and The Rabbit
John Paul Riker Holmes and I were eating a mouth full of dinner. I was thrilled that Holmes was trying to eat. He said not a word since we returned from Wiltshire. There came a knock at the door, a visitor came calling. “Watson,” Holmes sighed. “I have a pounding head,” his voice cracking withContinue reading “The Snake and The Rabbit”
Just 10? OK
What are your top ten favorite movies? In no particular order: Amadeus Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home The Red Violin The Hunt For Red October Mini series: The Odyssey 1997 Mini series: The Stand 1994 The Silence of the Lambs The Birds The Princess Bride Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Who is that woman?
Panic! A stranger. I’m alone. Camera froze? That stranger is me.
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